Description
Solan is the district headquarters of Solan district (created on 1 September 1972) in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is known as the "Mushroom city of India" because of the vast mushroom farming in the area as well as the Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR) situated at Chambaghat. Solan is crowned as the "City of Red Gold", in reference to the bulk production of tomatoes in the area.