New Delhi ( Ã, ( listen ) ) is the urban district of Delhi that serves as the capital of India and the seat of the three branches of the Government of India.
The foundation stone of the city was laid by George V, the Emperor of India during Delhi Durbar in 1911. It was designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker. The new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931, by Viceroy and Governor-General of India Lord Irwin.
Although the everyday language of Delhi and New Delhi is used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming part small from Delhi. The National Capital Territory is a much larger entity comprising all NCTs along with neighboring districts in neighboring countries. New Delhi has been chosen as one of the hundred cities in India to be developed as a smart city under the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, the Smart Cities Mission.
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History
Establishment
Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911. Calcutta has been the center of the nationalist movement since the late nineteenth century leading to the partition of Bengal at that time by the young King of India Lord Curzon. This created a massive political and religious upheaval including the political assassination of British officials in Calcutta. Anti-colonial sentiments among the public that led to the completion of the boycott of British goods forced the colonial government to reunite the Bengali partition and the capital's immediate transition to New Delhi.
Old Delhi has served as the political and financial center of several ancient Indian kingdoms and Delhi Sultanate, mainly from the Mughal Empire from 1649 to 1857. During the early 1900s, a proposal was made to the British government to shift the capital of the British Empire of India, just as India officially named, from Calcutta on the east coast, to Delhi. The British Government of India feels that it is logistically easier to manage India from Delhi in central northern India.
The land to build a new city of Delhi was acquired under the Land Liberation Act of 1894.
On December 12, 1911, during Delhi Durbar, George V, then the Emperor of India, along with Queen Mary, his concubine, made an announcement that Raj's capital was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi, laying the foundation stone for Viceroy's residence at Coronation Park, Kingsway Camp. The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by King George V and Queen Mary on the Delhi Durbar site in 1911 at Kingsway Camp on December 15, 1911, during their imperial visit. Most of New Delhi was planned by Edwin Lutyens, who first visited Delhi in 1912, and Herbert Baker, both of whom led 20th-century British architects. The contract was awarded to Sobha Singh. The initial plan called for its construction in Tughlaqabad, inside Tughlaqabad fortress, but it was handed over because of the Delhi-Calcutta trunk passing through the fortress. Construction actually began after World War I and was completed in 1931. The city, later dubbed "Lutyens' Delhi" was inaugurated in a ceremony that began on February 10, 1931 by Lord Irwin, the young king. Lutyens designed the administrative area of ​​the city center as a proof of the aspirations of the British empire.
Soon Lutyens began to consider another place. Indeed, the Town Planning Committee of Delhi, formed to plan the new imperial capital, with George Swinton as chairman and John A. Brodie and Lutyens as members, submitted the report to the North and South sites. However, it was rejected by Viceroy when the cost of acquiring the required property was found to be too high. The central axis of New Delhi, which today faces east at the Gateway of India, was previously intended to be a north-south axis connecting the House of the Young King at one end with Paharganj on the other. Finally, due to space limitations and the existence of a large number of heritage sites on the North side, the committee settled on the South site. A site on the Hill of Raisina, formerly Raisina Village, Meo village, was chosen for Rashtrapati Bhawan, later known as the House of the Young Kings. The reason for this choice is that the hill is located directly opposite the fort Dositah , which is also considered the location of Indraprastha, the ancient region of Delhi. Subsequently, the foundation stone was moved from the Delhi Durbar site in 1911-1912, where the Coronation Pillar stood, and embedded in the front yard of the Secretariat. The Rajpath, also known as the King's Way, extends from the Gate of India to Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Secretariat Building, two blocks of which flank Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Indian Government ministries, and the Houses of Parliament, designed by Baker, are located in Sansad Marg and run parallel to Rajpath.
In the south, it landed until Safdarjung's Tomb was acquired to create what is today known as Lutyens' Bungalow Zone. Before construction could begin on the rocky ridge of Raisina Hill, the circular railway line around the House of Councilors (now the Houses of Parliament), called the Imperial Empire Railway, was built to transport construction materials and workers for the next twenty years. The last stumbling block is the Agra-Delhi railway that cuts through the sites devoted to All-India hexagonal War Memorial (Indian Gate) and Kingsway (Rajpath), which is a problem as Old Delhi Railway Station serves the whole city. at that time. The line was shifted to run along the Yamuna river, and began operation in 1924. New Delhi Railway Station opened in 1926 with a platform at Ajmeri Gate near Paharganj and completed just as the city inaugurated in 1931. As the construction of the King's House Rashtrapati Bhavan), Central Secretariat, Parliament Building, and All India War Memorial (Indian Gate) are abating, construction of a new shopping district and plaza, Connaught Place, started in 1929, and completed in 1933. Named after Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1st (1850-1942), designed by Robert Tor Russell, chief architect to the Department of Public Works (PWD).
After the Indian capital moved to Delhi, a temporary secretarial building was built within months of 1912 in North Delhi. Most of the new capital's government offices moved here from the 'old secretariat' in Old Delhi (this building is now the home of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi), a decade before the new capital was inaugurated in 1931. Many employees were taken to the new capital from a distant part from India, including the Bengali Presidency and Madras Presidency. Furthermore, housing for them was developed around the Gole Market area in the 1920s. Built in the 1940s, to accommodate government employees, with bungalows for senior officials in the nearby Lodhi Estate area, Lodhi colony near historic Lodhi Gardens, is the last residential area built by British Raj.
Post-independence
After India gained independence in 1947, limited autonomy was granted to New Delhi and administered by a Chairman appointed by the Government of India. In 1966, Delhi was transformed into a united territory and eventually the Chief Commissioner was replaced by a Lieutenant Governor. Constitutional Act (Amendment Sixty Nine), 1991 declared the United Territory of Delhi to be officially known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. A system is introduced in which the elected Government is given wide powers, not including a fixed law and order with the Central Government. The actual law enforcement took place in 1993.
The first major extension of New Delhi outside Lutyens 'Delhi came in 1950 when the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) developed a vast area southwest of Lutyens' Delhi to create a diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, where land was allocated to embassies, chanceries, high commissions and residence of ambassadors, around a vast central vista, Shanti Path .
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Geography
With a total area of ​​42.7 km 2 (16.5Ã, sqÃ, mi), New Delhi forms a small part of Delhi's metropolitan area. Since the city is located on the Indo-Ganges Plain, there is little difference in altitude throughout the city. New Delhi and its surroundings have been part of the Aravali Range; all that remains of the mountains is Delhi Ridge, also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplain of the Yamuna River, it is basically a landlocked city. East river is the urban area of ​​Shahdara. New Delhi is under the IV-seismic zone, making it vulnerable to earthquakes.
Seismology
New Delhi lies in some fault lines and thus experiences frequent earthquakes, mostly of mild intensity. There is a spike in the number of earthquakes between 2011 and 2015, the most famous of which is a 5.4 magnitude quake in 2015 with the epicenter of Nepal, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake on November 25, 2007, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake on September 7, 2011, a magnitude 5 quake , 2 on March 5, 2012, and a bunch of twelve earthquakes, including four magnitudes 2.5, 2.8, 3.1, and 3.3, on 12 November 2013.
Climate
The climate of New Delhi is a rainy season-influenced subtropical climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen Cwa ) bordering the semi-arid climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen BSh ) with high variations between summers and winter both in terms of temperature and rainfall. Temperatures vary from 46 Â ° C (115 Â ° F) in summer to about 0 Â ° C (32 Â ° F) in winter. The regional versions of the humid subtropical climate are distinct from many other cities with this climatic classification because they have long, hot summers, relatively dry and light winters, monsoon periods, and dust storms. Summer is long, extending from early April to October, with the rainy season happening in the middle of summer. Winter starts in November and peaks in January. The average annual temperature is about 25 ° C (77 ° F); daily average daily temperature ranges from about 14 to 34 ° C (57 to 93 ° F). New Delhi's highest ever recorded temperature was 48.4 ° C (119.1 ° F) on June 28, 1883 while the lowest temperature ever recorded was -2.2 ° C (28.0 ° F) at 11 January 1967, both recorded at Indira Gandhi International Airport (formerly known as Palam Airport). The average annual rainfall is 714 millimeters (28.1 inches), mostly during the rainy season in July and August.
Air quality
In Mercer's annual quality of life survey, New Delhi ranks 154 out of 230 cities due to poor air quality and pollution. The World Health Organization places New Delhi as the worst polluted city in the world by 2014 among about 1,600 cities tracked by organizations around the world. In 2016, the US Environmental Protection Agency listed New Delhi as the most polluted city on Earth.
In an effort to curb air pollution in New Delhi, which is getting worse during the winter, the daily alternative travel scheme for cars using odd number plate systems and even announced by the Delhi government in December 2015. In addition, trucks allowed to enter the capital of India only after 11 o'clock, two hours later than the restrictions. Driving restriction schemes are planned to be implemented as experiments from 1 January 2016 for an initial period of 15 days. The restrictions apply between 8 am and 8 pm, and traffic is not restricted on Sundays. Public transport services increased during the restriction period.
On December 16, 2015, India's Supreme Court mandated some restrictions on Delhi's transportation system to curb the pollution. Among the measures, the court ordered to stop the registration of diesel cars and sports vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and more until March 31, 2016. The court also ordered all taxis in the Delhi area to switch to compressed natural gas on March 1. 2016. Transport vehicles older than 10 years are prohibited from entering the capital.
Analyzing real-time vehicle speed data from Uber Delhi revealed that during the even program, the average speed rose statistically by 5.4 percent (2.8 standard deviations from normal). This means the vehicle has a lower idle time in traffic and the vehicle engine will run closer to minimum fuel consumption. "In the border area, 2.5 PM levels recorded over 400 (ug/m3) while in the inner regions of Delhi, they were recorded between 150 and 210 on average." However, the Dwarka region, located in the southwest region, has very low levels of air pollution. On the campus of NSIT University, located in sector 3 Dwarka, the level of pollution is as low as 93 PPM.
On November 7, 2017, the Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency due to high levels of pollution. The highest in the Punjabi Bagh district with the 999 Air Quality Index and in the Puram RK district with an index of 852. The lowest index was recorded in Anand Vihar district with index 319. The PM2.5 level was recorded at 710 Âμg/mÃ,³, more than 11 times the safe limit World Health Organization.
Demographics
New Delhi has a population of 257,803. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in New Delhi and the lingua franca city. English is primarily used as a formal language by businesses and government agencies. New Delhi has a literacy rate of 89.38% according to the 2011 census, the highest in Delhi.
Religion
Except for Hinduism, the proportions of other religions are different and relatively lower in New Delhi compared to all NCTs. According to the 2011 census, Hinduism is a 89.8% religion of the New Delhi population. There are also Muslim communities (4.5%), Christian (2.9%), Sikh (2.0%), Jain (0.4%). Other religious groups include Parsis, Buddhists and Jews.
Government
The national capital of India, New Delhi is jointly managed by the Central Government of India and the Local Government of Delhi, as well as the capital of the National Capital (NCT) in Delhi.
By 2015, the structure of the New Delhi Municipal Council government includes a chairman, three members of the New Delhi Legislative Assembly, two members nominated by the Delhi NCT Chief Minister and five members nominated by the central government.
The head of Delhi state is the Governor of the Lieutenant of the Union Region of Delhi, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central Government and his post is largely ceremonial, since the Chief Minister of the Union Union Society is head of government and is held by most executive powers. According to the Indian constitution, if the law passed by Delhi's legislative assembly is contrary to a law passed by the Indian Parliament, then the law passed by parliament will prevail over the law passed by the assembly.
New Delhi is organized through the city government, known as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). The other urban areas of the Delhi metropolis are managed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). However, the entire city of Delhi is generally known as New Delhi in contrast to Old Delhi.
Economy
New Delhi is the largest commercial city in northern India. It has an estimate of the Net Country Domestic Product (FY 2010) of INR 1,595 billion (US $ 24 billion) in nominal and ~ INR 6,800 billion (US $ 100 billion) in PPP terms. In 2013, Delhi's per capita income is Rs. 230000, second highest in India after Goa. GSDP in Delhi with current prices for 2012-13 estimated Rs 3.88 trillion (short scale) against Rs 3.11 trillion (short-scale) in 2011-12.
Connaught Place, one of North India's largest commercial and financial centers, is located in northern New Delhi. Area adjacent like Barakhamba Road, ITO is also a major commercial center. Government and quasi government sectors are the main employers in New Delhi. The urban service sector has grown because most of the skilled English-speaking workers have attracted many multinational corporations. Major service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism.
The World Wealth Report 2011 ranked economic activity in New Delhi at 39, but overall the capital is ranked 37th, above cities like Jakarta and Johannesburg. New Delhi with Beijing shares the top position as the most targeted emerging market retail destination among the Asia-Pacific market.
The National Capital City Government of Delhi does not issue special economic figures for New Delhi but publishes official economic reports throughout Delhi each year. According to Delhi Economic Survey , the metropolitan city has a State of Domestic Net (SDP) of Rs. 830.85 billion (for 2004-05) and per capita income Rs. 53.976 ($ 1,200). In 2008-09 New Delhi has Rs Per Capita Income. 116,886 ($ 2,595). Grows at 16.2% to reach Rs. 135,814 ($ 3,018) on fiscal 2009-10. New Delhi Per Capita GDP (at PPP) was at $ 6,860 during fiscal 2009-10, making it one of India's richest cities. The tertiary sector contributed 78.4% of Delhi's gross SDP followed by the secondary and primary sectors with 20.2% and 1.4% contributions respectively.
The country's gross domestic product (GSDP) from Delhi with the current price for 2011-12 has been estimated at Rs 3.13 trillion (short-term), representing an increase of 18.7 percent from the previous fiscal.
Culture
New Delhi is a cosmopolitan city due to the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural presence of the vast Indian bureaucracy and political system. The status of the capital city has reinforced the importance of national events and holidays. National events such as Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's birthday) are celebrated with great enthusiasm in New Delhi and throughout India. On Indian Independence Day (August 15) Prime Minister of India summoned the nation of the Red Fort. Most Delhi people celebrate the day by flying kites, which is considered a symbol of freedom. The Republic Day Parade is a large cultural and military parade featuring India's cultural diversity and military power.
Religious festivals include Diwali (light festival), Maha Shivaratri, Teej, Durga Puja, Mahavir Jayanti, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Holi, Lohri, Idul Fitri, Idul Adha, Raksha Bandhan, and Christmas. The Qutub Festival is a cultural event where musicians and dancers' performances from all over India are on display at night, with Qutub Minar being the chosen backdrop of the event. Other events such as the Kite Festival, International Mango Festival, and Vasant Panchami (Spring Festival) are held annually in Delhi.
In 2007, the Japanese Buddhist organization Nipponzan Myohoji decided to build a Peace Pagoda in a city containing Buddhist heritage. It was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama today.
Historical sites, museums and gardens
New Delhi is home to several historic sites and museums. The National Museum started with an Indian art exhibition and artifact at the Royal Academy in London in the winter of 1947-48 which was later shown at Rashtrapati Bhawan in 1949. Later it was to form a permanent National Museum. On August 15, 1949, the National Museum was inaugurated and currently has 200,000 works of art, both Indian and foreign, covering over 5,000 years.
The Indian Gate built in 1931 was inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It is a national monument of India commemorating 90,000 Indian Army soldiers who lost their lives while fighting for British Raj in World War I and Third Anglo-Afghan War. This monument is barricaded now by entering into a restricted arch.
The Rajpath built similar to the Champs-ÃÆ' â € ° lysÃÆ' Â © es in Paris is a ceremonial street for the Republic of India located in New Delhi. The annual Republican Day Parade takes place here on 26 January. The Beating Retreat is here 2 days later.
Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi was the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was killed on January 30, 1948. Rajghat was the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated on January 31, 1948 after the assassination and his ashes were buried and made it the final resting place beside the sanctity of the River Yamuna. The Raj Ghat in the form of a large square platform with black marble was designed by architect Vanu Bhuta.
Jantar Mantar located at Connaught Place was built by Maharaja Jai ​​Singh II of Jaipur. It consists of 13 architectural astronomical instruments. The main purpose of the observatory is to arrange astronomical tables, and to predict the time and movement of the sun, moon and planets.
New Delhi is home to Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Museum of Natural History, National Rail Museum, National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, National Philatelic Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Shankar International Doll Puppet Museum. and Indian Supreme Court Museum.
In the coming years, the National War Memorial and Museum will be built in New Delhi for INR 4,000 million (US $ 60 million).
New Delhi is famous for its beautiful gardens that can look amazing in the spring. The largest of these are the historical Jayanti Buddha and Lodi Gardens. In addition, there is a park at Presidential Estate, a park along Rajpath and India Gate, a park along the Shanti Path, Rose Garden, Nehru Park and Railway Railway at Chanakya Puri. Also of note is the park adjacent to Jangpura Metro Station near the Defense Colonies Path, as are roundabouts and neighborhood gardens throughout the city.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area is the cleanest state in North India, based on solid waste management, access to sanitation and other sanitary parameters, under the Survekshan 2017 Swachh zone.
Transport
Air
Indira Gandhi International Airport, located in southwest Delhi, is the main gateway for the city's domestic and international air traffic. In 2012-13, the airport is used by more than 35 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in South Asia. Terminal 3, which costs INR 96.8 billion (US $ 1.4 billion) to build between 2007 and 2010, handles an additional 37 million passengers annually.
The Delhi Flying Club was founded in 1928 with two de Havilland Moth aircraft named Delhi and Roshanara , based at Safdarjung Airport i> i who started operations in 1929, when it was the only airport in Delhi and the second in India. The airport was operational until 2001, but in January 2002 the government closed the airport for flight activities due to security issues following the New York attacks in September 2001. Since then, the club only undertook a course of aircraft maintenance, and was used for helicopter rides to Indira Gandhi International Airport for VIPs include the president and prime minister.
In 2010, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) was awarded the world's fourth best airport award in the category of 15-25 million, and Best Improvement Airport in Asia-Pacific Region by Airports Council International. The airport is rated as the Best Airport in the world in the category of 25-40 million passengers by 2015, by Airports Council International. Delhi Airport also has two awards for Best Airports in Central Asia/India and Best Airport Staff in Central Asia/India at Skytrax World Airport Awards 2015.
Road
New Delhi has one of the largest bus transportation systems in India. The bus is operated by the state-owned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), which has the largest compressed natural gas compressed bus (CNG) fleet in the world. Personal vehicles, especially cars, also form large pieces of vehicles traveling on the streets of New Delhi. New Delhi has the highest number of registered cars compared to other metropolitan cities in India. Taxis and Auto Becak also lined the streets of New Delhi in large numbers. New Delhi has one of the highest road densities in India and the average vehicle speed is about 15-20 km/h in rush hour in the city.
Some roads and toll roads serve as an important pillar of New Delhi road infrastructure:
- The Inland Way is one of the most important "state highways" in New Delhi. This is a 51-km circular road connecting important areas of New Delhi. Due to more than 2 dozen class/flyover separators, the path is almost free of signal.
- The Outer Ring Road is another major artery in New Delhi that connects the vast areas of Delhi.
- The Delhi Noida Direct Flyway (DND Flyway) is a controlled eight-lane access road connecting New Delhi and Delhi to Noida (the key satellite city of Uttar Pradesh). DND acronym stands for "Delhi-Noida Direct".
- 'Delhi Gurgaon Expressway is a 28 km (17 mi) freeway connecting New Delhi to Gurgaon, Haryana's important satellite city.
- Delhi Faridabad Skyway is controlled toll connecting New Delhi to Faridabad, Haryana's important satellite city.
National Highway passing New Delhi
New Delhi is connected by road to all over India via the National highway:
- National Highway 19 (India) (old number: NH 2), commonly referred to as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that crosses the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
- National Highway 44 (India) is a National Highway connecting Srinagar to Kanyakumari and passing Delhi.
- National Highway 48 (India) is the National Highway connecting New Delhi with Chennai.
- National Highway 9 (India) is a National Highway connecting Malout in Punjab to Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand and passing Delhi.
Rail
New Delhi is a major crossroads on the Indian rail network and is the headquarters of the North Railway. The five main railway stations are New Delhi railway station, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin Railway Station, Anand Vihar Train Station and Sarai Rohilla. Delhi Metro, a mass rapid transit system built and operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), serves many parts of Delhi and neighboring towns of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. In December 2016, the metro consisted of six operational lines with a total length of 213 km (132 million) and 160 stations. Several other lines are under construction and are expected to be commissioned by 2017 adding another 150 km long. It carries nearly 3 million passengers daily. In addition to Delhi Metro, suburban railway, Suburban Railway Delhi exists.
Metro
Delhi Metro is a fast transit system serving New Delhi, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Territory of India. Delhi Metro is the 12th largest metro system in the world in terms of length. Delhi Metro is the first modern public transport system in India, which has revolutionized travel by providing fast, reliable, safe, and convenient transportation. Currently, Delhi Metro network consists of 213 kilometers (132 miles) of lines, with 160 stations along with six other stations from Airport Express Link. The network has now crossed the Delhi line to reach NOIDA and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Gurgaon and faridabad in Haryana. All stations have escalators, elevators, and tiled tiles to guide vision impairment from the station entrance to the railway. It has a combination of elevated, in-class, and underground lines, and uses standard gauges and standard point gauges. Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi-ROTEM Wide Gauges, Bombardier MOVIA, Mitsubishi-ROTEM Standard Measurers, and CAF Beasain Standard gauge. According to a study, Delhi Metro has helped eliminate some 390,000 vehicles off Delhi's streets.
Delhi Metro is being built and operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a state-owned company with equitable equalization from the Government of India and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. However, this organization is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. In addition to the construction and operation of the Delhi metro, DMRC is also involved in planning and implementing metro, monorail and high-speed railway projects in India and providing consultancy services for other metro projects domestically and abroad. The Delhi Metro project was pioneered by Padma Vibhushan E. Sreedharan, managing director of DMRC and known as "Male Metro" India. He famously resigned from DMRC, took moral responsibility for the collapse of the metro bridge which took five lives. Sreedharan was awarded with the prestigious Honorary Legion by the French Government for his contribution to Delhi Metro.
Cityscape
Much of New Delhi, planned by prominent 20th-century British architects Edwin Lutyens, is laid out to be the administrative center of the city as a testament to the ambitions of the British empire. New Delhi is built around two pedestrian areas called Rajpath and Janpath. The Rajpath, or King's Way, stretches from Rashtrapati Bhavan to the Gate of India. The Janpath (Hindi: "Path of the People"), formerly the Queen's Way, begins at Connaught Circus and cuts Rajpath in the right-hand corner. 19 foreign embassies are located near Shantipath (Hindi: "Path of Peace"), making it the largest diplomatic enclave in India.
At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly known as Viceroy House) situated above Raisina Hill. The secretariat, which houses the Indian Government ministry, flies out of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located in Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to Rajpath. Connaught Place is a large and circular commercial area in New Delhi, which mimics the Royal Crescent in England. Twelve separate paths lead out from the outer circle of Connaught Place, one of which is Janpath.
Architecture
The New Delhi city plan, like its architecture, was chosen with one major consideration: being a symbol of British power and supremacy. All other decisions are below, and it is this framework that dictates the choice and application of the symbology and the good influence of Hindu and Islamic architecture.
It took about 20 years to build the city from 1911. Many architectural elements of New Delhi borrow from original sources; However, they fit in with Classic English/Palladian traditions. The fact that there are genuine features in the design is due to the persistence and insistence of Viceroy Lord Hardinge and historians such as E.B. Havell.
Sports
The city hosts the Commonwealth Games 2010 and annually runs the Delhi Half Marathon foot race. The city previously hosted the 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games. New Delhi was interested in bidding for the 2019 Asian Games but was rejected by the government on August 2, 2010 amid alleged corruption at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Major sports venues in New Delhi include Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ambedkar Stadium, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, Dhyan Chand National Stadium, and Siri Fort Sports Complex.
New Delhi air view
International relations and organizations
The city is home to many international organizations. Asia and Pacific Center for UNESCAP Technology Transfer serving the Asia-Pacific region is headquartered in New Delhi. New Delhi is home to most of the UN regional offices in India, namely UNDP, UNODC, UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP, UNV, UNCTAD, FAO, UNFPA, WHO, World Bank, ILO, IMF, UNIFEM, IFC and UNAIDS. The UNHCR representation in India is also located in the city.
New Delhi hosted 145 foreign embassies and high commissions.
- Summits, Conferences and Conventions
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