Bhoj Jabyal

Mornee Tramp • April 9, 2013

Bhoj Jabyal’s claim to fame lie in its most famous dhani, Morni, after which the entire hill range is named. Morni can today be safely called a ‘town’ as it has a fair number of houses, the sub-tehsil, a police post, a bank branch, a bus station, a school, a government dispensary, a market, a couple of temples, the water works and some tiny guest houses. The 16th Century Stone-Masonry fort of the Meers sits atop Morni’s highest hill top. The hill also houses Haryana Wildlife Department’s Pheasant Breeding Centre. Haryana Tourism Department runs a motel by the name of ‘Mountain Quail’ quite close to the Morni fort. The bhoj also includes several dhanis that lie along the road from Morni to Badiyal. As per the data under MNREGA the dhanis that comprise Bhoj Jabyal include Bhallyon, Chaila, Chamkha, Kajar, Kavnkta, Kishanpura, Kol Katal, Kongta, Majholi, Mandi, Morni, Ramsar, Sanoi, Sherla and Tapda.*

Bhoj Jabyal

Morni Post Office 134205

Primary Health Centre, Morni

PNB, Morni hills

Dhani near Chhooyi, Bhoj Jabyal

Sherla is a hill-top dhani that sits on the southern extreme of the main NW-SE Morni ridge which fragments into finger-like spurs further south. Has a ‘pracheen’ Hanuman Temple, a lake and an institute of Haryana Forest Department for controlling forest fires.

Sherla. Bhoj Jabyal

Chaila is a small hamlet that overlooks the deep ravine formed by the Dangri nadi that separates the Morni-Sherla ridge from the Gajhan ridge to its south.

Chaila, Bhoj Jabyal from Gajhan

Majholi is another dhani that overlooks the Dangri.

Majholi from Gajhan

* As per the website of the District Administration of Panchkula Bhoj Jabyal includes the following dhanis- Bagh, Bhallyon, Bhoj Jabyal, Chaila, Chamkha चमंखा, Chhoi, Jabyal जबयाल, Kajar, Khunghtal, Kishanpura, Kol Katal, Kongta, Mandi, Manjali, Morni, Paplok Kayar, Ramsar रामसर, Sanoi, Sherla, Jakhron, Tapda तपड़ा.

Basic Information:

PIN Code: 134205

Hadbast No. 324

Patwar Circle: Bhoj Jabyal

Qanugo Circle: Morni

Sub-Tehsil: Morni

Tehsil: Panchkula

Block: Morni

Police Post: Morni

Police Station: Chandimandir (at Sector 23, Panchkula)

Panchayat: Bhoj Jabyal भौज जबयाल

Village Code: 57119

Assembly Constituency: Kalka (Code No.1)

Parliamentary Constituency: Ambala (Code No. 1)

Polling Station: Bhoj Jabyal (No. 130)

Cottages: –

A cottage at Chhooyi, Bhoj Jabyal

Pre-fabricated huts at Chhooyi, Morni-Badiyal road, Bhoj Jabyal

A cottage at Sherla, Bhoj Jabyal

Resorts:-

Haryana Tourism Department’s Motel, Mountain Quail, is easily the cleanest and best managed tourist halt point in Morni. The food is fresh and the rooms are reasonably clean. A BSNL cell-tower located on the premises provides excellent phone connectivity and wireless internet access. The motel has power back up facility that is vital during the summer seasons that witness long power cuts. The access to regular water supply also gives this Government-run motel an edge over its privately-owned competitors as water is fairly scarce in Morni despite the reasonably wet climate.

Mountain Quail, Morni, Bhoj Jabyal

Temples:-

A ‘pracheen’ (ancient) Hanuman temple adorns a hill at Sherla.

Temple at Sherla, Bhoj Jabyal

A recently constructed Jwala Devi Temple on the Morni-Badiyal road witnessed the gruesome murder of its priest ( a retired employee of the forest department) by revellers irked by his having protested to their drinking on the temple steps. The people of Morni ilaqa have always been known to be a peaceful lot and the area has generally witnessed very low crime rates. The ugly episode violently jolted the peace of these sleepy hills.

Jwala Devi Temple, Morni-Badiyal road

The Fort:-

16th century Fort of the Meers at Morni (Photo courtesy ‘Zorawar’)

Alternate Energy Sources:-

The Ramsar village is the site for the ambitious wind turbine-solar powered hybrid renewable energy project set up by Ananda. The wind turbines have fallen into disuse for lack of maintenance and availability of spares.