District Fazilka

f you come to Fazilka and don’t visit to see North India’s tallest Clock Tower and its beautiful complex brimming with lustrous & sparkling lights at twilight atop of it and moreover relish the mouth-watering, gorgeous and lip-smacking Fazilka street food, you may feel deprived of getting something important. Fazilka Clock Tower complex is city’s commercial as well shopping hub. It is India’s first “Free Car Zone Area” and a paradise for pedestrians. Women, kids and old people can walk freely in its campus without worrying the hazards of snarling traffic.
Fazilka’s Clock Tower was designed by architect S.D. Wasan & built by city’s philanthropist late Mr. Ram Narayan Periwal. It is pertinent to mention that Layallpur Clock Tower in Pakistan and Fazilka Clock Tower in India are the same imitating the Union Flag with four or eight roads radiating from a large clock tower in the centre to main separate markets. Both city centers were inaugurated the same day.
However, are you coming to Fazilka? Come to see city’s world famous clock tower, stroll here in the evening, sit on the steps of Clock Tower or cement benches past steps, savour Roshan Di Tikki, tasty Kulche Chhole, varieties of popcorn, mixed peppery food chat, Jal Zeera, sharbat lemon, Himalayan Sweet, Sanwariyaa Chana Soup, Sharma Ji ke Dahi Bhalle wala Rayta, Badri ke gol gappe etc.. It is place where four main piazzas meet at Clock Tower periphery. It is the only place in the city where everyone can find something for themselves. It is a place for both hectic business activities and unhurried window shopping.
Thanks to Graduates Welfare Association Fazilka (GWAF) and Municipal Council Fazilka’s efforts to make it Car Free Zone Area it has now become totally pollution free. It is a place where you can buy Fazilka’s world famous Kasuri Jutti, you can buy Fazilka’s unique Tosha. Air-conditioned showrooms and departmental stores cater to the needs of citizens. Numerous shops, eateries, coffee houses, wooden kiosks in Rehri shapes keep the visitor fully engrossed. Believe, in the vicinity of Clock Tower, visitors definitely can find the original taste of Fazilka street food. Meena Bazaar, Chaudhrian Street and Sarafan Bazaar are also situated in the vicinity of Clock Tower where ladies can find varieties of cosmetics, apparels, jewelries for their dears and nears. Previously, Clock Tower was maintained by Periwal Trust but after 1991 it is being looked after by Municipal Council, Fazilka.