Carterpuri

Carterpuri, formerly Chuma Kheragaon, is a village in Haryana, India, very close to Delhi and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) off the main Gurgaon road. This is a Yadav-dominated village. The numberdar of this village is Dr. Manohar lal. In 1978, then US President Jimmy Carter visited the village with then Chief Minister Of Haryana Devi Lal. The head of the village at the time was Late.Deep Chand .[1]

Carterpuri

Carterpuri
village
Carterpuri
Location in Haryana, India
Carterpuri
Carterpuri (India)
Coordinates: 28.5069642°N 77.0427737°E / 28.5069642; 77.0427737
Country India
StateHaryana
RegionHaryana
DistrictGurgaon
Founded byMaster Deepchand father of Manoharlal numberdar
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
122017
Vehicle registrationHR
Websiteharyana.gov.in

The village was originally known as Chuma Kheragaon. It was renamed Carterpuri in honour of United States President Jimmy Carter. Carter's mother had previously visited the village in the late 1960s as a member of the Peace Corps. President Carter visited the village in 1978 and donated money as well as a television set.[2][3][4][5]

While Carter was President, there was a regular exchange of correspondence between the White House and the Village Council. The U.S. Ambassador came with gifts on 3 January and women would prepare `halwa-puri' on that day. The haveli became a part of any American tourist's itinerary between 1978 and 1981.

Social Development in Carterpuri:-

 
THE FIRST SCHOOL OF THIS WAS OPENED BY GOVERNMENT ON REQUEST OF MASTER DEEP CHAND . HE IS THE FIRST EDUCATED PERSON OF THIS VILLAGE AND HELPED A LOT IN UPLIFTING OF THIS VILLAGE . HE SERVED 47 YEARS AS HEAD MASTER IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN HARYANA AND UTTERPRADESH.

Since Gurgaon's uncontrolled urbanization and increasing population, Carterpuri has been literally swallowed by the city's growth. The issues are illegal constructions, bad sanitary living conditions, and illiteracy of the migrant workers. Several NGOs, like Vishnu Charitable Trust, have taken the initiative in 2008 to bring positive changes in the area.

The first seed of its social involvement was sown in October 2008 when Rajesh Khullar, the then Commissioner of Gurgaon Municipal Corporation asked the Vishnu Charitable Trust, headed by Dr. Lokesh Abrol, to develop a shelter for stray cows with support from the civic body. The Kamdhenudham and Nandidham Gaushalas came up.

An illegal toxic waste dump was transformed to a green and beautiful environment. Aravindam Foundation, Haryali and Vishnu Caritable Trust joined hands under the Campaign: 'Let us learn to grow with our environment' to create greenery on that dump. The place is now the most beautiful place in Gurgaon because of its green environment. 1000 trees has been planted and cared for.

After completion of construction of the Gaushalas in 2012, the site office and temporary sheds have been set up to create Gurukul Kalpataru to serve as a place for non-formal education for the underprivileged children of Carterpuri. Part of the 8 acres land has been converted to a lawn and playground serving as the only escape from the polluted and busy roads.

In 2014, Haatmake unit has been created in the Gaushala. Its purpose is skills development and training for the women of Carterpuri community aiming at developing their financial sustainability.


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Vaidyanathan, Rajini (22 February 2020). "The good, the bad and the awkward: US presidents in India". BBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "The US President was here". Rediff.com.
  4. The Indian EXPRESS - North American Edition - Archive Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/25103/
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