Ghaziabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 19 km east of Delhi and 46 km southwest of Meerut. The city houses the headquarters of the Ghaziabad district. It is a large industrial city well-connected by roads and railways. Ghaziabad has been tagged the second fastest growing city in the world due to the construction boom it has been experiencing off-late, by a City Mayors Foundation survey. Situated in the Upper Gangetic Plains, the city has two major divisions drawn by the Hindon River, viz. Trans-HIndon and Cis-Hindon
