On 18 June 1948 a currency reform was announced for the western zones.
Similar scenes played out in Erbil, capital of the western zone.
Only a small proportion came from the western zones.
The Western zone was not in an economic condition to receive large numbers of expellees at that time.
Bangladesh Railway's western zone head office is located in this city.
There was a rumored currency reform for the western zones of Germany, which actually did happen later.
In late 1945, trade unions and political parties were once again allowed in the three Western zones.
At the People's Congress was attended by 1898 delegates, including 512 from the western zones.
Many trains running on the western zones passes through Gandhinagar.
Administratively, the area is subdivided into an eastern and western zone.