About Mandideep
Mandideep is a town with municipality in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Mandideep is 23 km from Bhopal and is basically an Industrial township which came into existence in late 1970s.
Mandideep is closely connected to Bhimbetka, which is well known across the world for its rock paintings and also nearby Shiva Temple at Bhojpur (15 km) is a big attraction among the Hindu community. Looking back through history, Mandideep situated in close proximity to Bhojpur's Shiva temple was surrounded by a big lake since the 10th century. In the 15th century, Sultan Hussein Shah of Malwa demolished the Bhojpur dam, which kept releasing water for 3 years. Mandideep village came into existence when the land dried up. Initially, the pace of development was slow due to lack of infrastructure. Mr. Chandar Singh Pal is the mukaddam (Patel)of Manddideep Play an important role at the time of industrialization in mandideep. HEG was the first industry to light the lamp of industrialization in Mandideep. In 1983, Mandideep housed 49 industrial units.
Source : Wikipedia