Jabalpur; Where Snooker was conceived

The game of snooker was conceived in Jabalpur. The origins of the game of snooker are generally regarded as being in the latter half of the 19th century. Billiards had been a popular activity amongst British army officers stationed in India who took the idea from the Indian game carrom, and variations on the more traditional billiard games were devised. One variation was to add coloured balls in addition to the reds and black which were used for pyramid pool and life pool. This gave birth to the game of snooker. It is generally accepted that a Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain (no relation to the World War II Prime Minister) conceived the game in the British Army Officer's Mess in Jubbulpore, India, in 1875.

Jabalpur Cantonment

Jabalpur Cantonment Board

Jabalpur Cantonment is one of the largest and most important Cantonments of India which is spread in a beautifully developed vast and green area admeasuring about 7040 acres and population of 66,499 as per 2001 Census (approx 75,000 as now). It comprises Civil areas, Army formations and establishments like HQ Madhya Bharat Area, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles Regimental Centre, The Grenadiers Regimental Centre, 1 Signal Training Centre, College of Material Management, Central Ordnance Depot, 506 Army Base Workshop, Military Hospital, HQ Chief Engineer Jabalpur Zone, Military Dairy Farm and HQ Recruiting Zone. Besides it, civil organizations under Ministry of Defence are Cantonment Board, Defence Estates Officer Jabalpur Circle and Controller of Defence Accounts. Jabalpur also has 4 Military manufacturing units namely Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, Grey Iron Foundry and Ordnance Factory Khamaria.

Bharat Ratna Bhimrao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training is also situated in Jabalpur Cantt which is a national level training institute of senior officers of BSNL.

Jabalpur Cantonment is located near the Railway Station and is well connected with prominent establishments and residential localities of the city. NH-12, 12 A and 7 join it with other cities / states. Jabalpur is the headquarter of West Central Railway zone and is well connected with mail and super-fast trains from Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Kolkatta, Patna, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Nagpur, Kota, Jaipur, Jammu & Hyderabad. Apart from broad-gauge railways, Jabalpur is notable for having narrow-gauge railways, which connect with Gondia. It is well connected by air to Delhi, Indore and Gwalior by Indian and Kingfisher Airlines.

Cantonment Boards are statutorily constituted local bodies, under Ministry of Defence, composed of elected representatives, ex-officio and nominated members. Jabalpur Cantonment is a Class-I Cantonment in which the Board consists of President, Chief Executive Officer, eight elected members including the Vice president, 03 nominated members, 02 ex-officio members i.e. Garrison Engineer and SEMO and one nominated member of the District Magistrate. The CEO is a senior officer from the Indian Defence Estates Service, Group 'A' (Central Civil Services), who also acts as the Member-Secretary of the Board. The Station Commander of the Cantonment is the Ex-officio President of the Cantonment Board who presides over the meetings of the Board. The GOC-in-Chief, of the Army Command concerned, acts as the local Govt. for the Cantonment Boards situated within his Command.

The administration of the Cantonment Boards is supervised by the Defence Estates Organization. The Principal Director, Defence Estates (PDDE) who is a senior officer of the level of Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, is posted at the Headquarters of each Army Command. The PDDE, apart from being advisor to the GOC-in-C, controls and directs the functioning of the Cantonment Boards. He further reports to the Director General, Defence Estates (DGDE), New Delhi. The DGDE is an officer of the level of Secretary to the Govt. of India who supervises and directs the administration of 62 Cantonment Boards and DEO (Defence Estate Officer) circles located in across India. He further reports to the Ministry of Defence.

Education

• Civil Engineering Department - Jabalpur Engineering College.

• The Jabalpur region is home to many higher and secondary education facilities.

Universities

• Rani Durgavati University

• Madhya Pradesh Medical University

• Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University

• Madhya Pradesh University of Veterinary Science

• Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedi Vishwavidyalaya

• IIIT DM Jabalpur Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (Deemed University)

Colleges

• Jabalpur Engineering College (originally known as Government Engineering College) was established in 1947. First engineering college in Madhya Pradesh. It has the distinction of being the second engineering college to be set up in India and is the premier institute of engineering education in India..

• Robertson Model Science College, Jabalpur est.1836

• Robertson Commerce College, Jabalpur Jabalpur est.1836

• St.Aloysius College est.1956

• G.S College est.1956

• Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology & Sciences Jabalpur

Schools

• Gyan Ganga International School

• St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Sadar (Estd 1869).

• Maharishi Vidya Mandir 1, Gorakhpur.

• Maharishi Vidya Mandir 2, Napier town.

• Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School Jabalpur.

• Kendriya Vidyalaya CMM Jabalpur

• Kendriya Vidyalaya KV 1 STC Sadar Cantt.

• Kendriya Vidyalaya GCF 1

• Kendriya Vidyalaya OFG.

• St Joseph's Convent.(est 1872)

• Christ Church Girls Senior Secondary School.

• Ryan International School

• St. Xaviers High School [1]

• St. Xaviers High School [2]

• St Thomas Higher Secondary School

• Joy Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur

• Delhi Public School, Jabalpur [1]

• Delhi Public School, Jabalpur [2]

• Royal Heritage Public School

• Army School Jabalpur

• Little World School

• Satya Prakash Public School

• Nachiketa Senior Secondary School

Malls

• South Avenue mall.

• Samdariya mall.