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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOWNDELHIINDEX :-

1. MAP

2. FACTS AND FIGURES

3. HISTORY4. CULTURE

5. CLIMATE

6. CIVIC UTILITIES

7. EDUCATION

8. TOWN PLANNING REVIEW 4

9. MASTER PLAN 2021

10. REFERENCES

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CIVIL ENGINEERIG DEPARTMENT

S. V. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

HOME ASSIGNMENT 2011

TOWN PLANNING

CAPITAL TOWN DELHI

BY:

SACHIN KUMAR GAUTAM (U08CE006)

FACULTY ADVISER:

K.C.CHAUHAN

J E MACWAN

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CERTIFICATE

This is Certify that Shree SACHIN KUMAR

GAUTAM of B.Tech Class Roll no. U08CE006 has

satisfactorily Completed the Course in town

planning During Year 2011-2012

Date: Sign of Teacher:

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MAP OF DELHI

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IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT DELHI:

Capital

New Delhi

Area

1,483 sq km

Population(Census 2011)

1.67 crore

Principal Languages

Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu

Urbanisation Ratio(1991)

+89.9%

Literacy Rate(2011)

86.34%

State domestic product

Rs. 112010 mln. (1991-92)

Major Industries

Manufacture of razor blades, sports goods, radio and T.V. parts, plastic and PVC goods,

textiles, chemicals, fertilizers, soft drinks, hand and machine tools.

Major Crops

Wheat, Maize, Bajra, Jowar, Vegetable and Fruit crops

Major cities linked

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow,

Channi, Portblair, Thiruvanathapuram, Vadodara, Pune

Domestic airport

Palam airport

International airport

Indira Gandhi International airport

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History of Delhi and Old Delhi

At 72.5 m (238 ft), the Qutub Minar is the world's tallest free-standing brick minaret.

Built in 1560, Humayun's Tomb is the first example ofMughal tomb complexes.

Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the location from which the Prime Minister of

India addresses the nation on Independence Day

Human habitation was probably present in and around Delhi during the second millenniumBC and before, and continuous inhabitation has been evidenced since at least the 6th century

BC. The city is believed to be the site of Indraprastha, legendary capital of the Pandavas in

the Indian epic Mahabharata. Settlements grew from the time of the Mauryan Empire (c. 300

BC).

Remains of seven major cities have been discovered in Delhi. Anang Pal of the Tomara

dynasty founded the city ofLal Kot in AD 736. The Chauhans conquered Lal Kot in 1180

and renamed it Qila Rai Pithora. The Chauhan king Prithviraj III was defeated in 1192 by the

invader Muhammad Ghori.

In 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, the first ruler of the Slave Dynasty established the DelhiSultanate. Qutb-ud-din started the construction the Qutub Minar and Quwwat-al-Islam (might

of Islam), the earliest extant mosque in India. After the fall of the Slave dynasty, a succession

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of Turkic and Afghan dynasties, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughluq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty

and the Lodhi dynasty held power in the late medieval period, and built a sequence of forts

and townships that are part of the seven cities of Delhi.

In 1398, Timur Lenkinvaded India on the pretext that the Muslim sultans of Delhi were too

lenient towards their Hindu subjects. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed,and left in ruins. Near Delhi, Timur massacred 100,000 captives. Delhi was a major centre of

Sufism during the Sultanate period. In 1526, Zahiruddin Babur defeated the last Lodhi sultan

in the First Battle of Panipat and founded the Mughal Empire that ruled from Delhi, Agra and

Lahore.

The Mughal Empire ruled Delhi for more than three centuries, with a sixteen-year hiatus

during the reign ofSher Shah Suri, from 1540 to 1556. During 15531556, the Hindu king,

Hemu Vikramaditya acceded to the throne of Delhi by defeating forces of Mughal Emperor

Akbar at Agra and Delhi. However, the Mughals reestablished their rule after Akbar's army

defeated Hemu during the Second Battle of Panipat. Shah Jahan built the seventh city of

Delhi that bears his name (Shahjahanabad), and is more commonly known as the "Old City"or "Old Delhi". The old city served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1638. After

1680, the Mughal Empire's influence declined rapidly as the Hindu Marathas rose to

prominence.

A weakened Mughal Empire lost the Battle of Karnal, following which the victorious forces

of Nader Shah invaded and looted Delhi, carrying away many treasures, including the

Peacock Throne. A treaty signed in 1752 made Marathas the protector of the Mughal throne

at Delhi. In 1761, after the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat, Delhi was raided by

Ahmed Shah Abdali. In 1803, the forces ofBritish East India Company overran the Maratha

forces near Delhi and ended the Mughal rule over the city.

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Delhi came under direct rule of the British crown and was

made a district province of the Punjab. In 1911, the capital ofBritish India was transferred

from Calcutta to Delhi, following which a team of British architects led by Edwin Lutyens

designed a new political and administrative area, known as New Delhi, to house the

government buildings. New Delhi, also known as Lutyens' Delhi, was officially declared as

the capital of the Union of India after the country gained independence on 15 August 1947.

During the partition of India, thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from West Punjab and

Sindh fled to Delhi, while many Muslim residents of the city migrated to Pakistan. Starting

on 31 October 1984, approximately three thousand Sikhs were killed during the four-day longanti-Sikh riots after the Sikh body guards of then-Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, assassinated

her. Migration to Delhi from the rest of India continues, contributing more to the rise of

Delhi's population than the birth rate, which is declining.

The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 declared the Union Territory of Delhi

to be formally known as National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Act gave Delhi its own

legislative assembly, though with limited powers. In December 2001, the Parliament of India

building in New Delhi was attacked by armed militants resulting in the death of six security

personnel. India suspected the hand of Pakistan-based militant groups in the attacks resulting

in a major diplomatic crisis between the two countries Delhi again witnessed terrorist attacks

in October 2005 and September 2008 resulting in the deaths of 62 and 30civiliansrespectively.

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Culture of Delhi

Traditional pottery on display in Dilli Haat

Rice and Kadai chicken from Delhi

Delhi's culture has been influenced by its lengthy history and historic association as the

capital of India. This is exemplified by the many monuments of significance found in the

city; the Archaeological Survey of India recognises 1200 heritage buildings and 175

monuments in Delhi as national heritage sites. The Old City is the site where the Mughalsand the Turkic rulers constructed several architectural marvels like the Jama Masjid (India's

largest mosque) and Red Fort. Three World Heritage Sitesthe Red Fort, Qutab Minar and

Humayun's Tombare located in Delhi. Other monuments include the India Gate, the Jantar

Mantar (an 18th-century astronomical observatory) and the Purana Qila (a 16th century

fortress). The Laxminarayan Temple, Akshardham, the Bah' Lotus Temple and the

ISKCON Temple are examples of modern architecture. Raj Ghat and associated memorials

houses memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and other notable personalities. New Delhi houses

several government buildings and official residences reminiscent of the British colonial

architecture. Important structures include the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretariat, Rajpath,

the Parliament of India and Vijay Chowk. Safdarjung's Tomb is an example of the Mughal

gardens style. Delhi's association and geographic proximity to the capital, New Delhi, hasamplified the importance of national events and holidays. National events like Republic Day,

Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's birthday) are celebrated with great

enthusiasm in Delhi. On India's Independence Day (15 August) the Prime Minister of India

addresses the nation from the Red Fort. Most Delhiites celebrate the day by flying kites,

which are considered a symbol of freedom. The Republic Day Parade is a large cultural and

military parade showcasing India's cultural diversity and military might. Over the centuries

Delhi is known for its composite culture, and a festival that symbolizes it truly is the Phool

Walon Ki Sair, which takes place each year in September, and where flowers and fans

embroidered with flowers, pankha are offered to the shrine of 13th century Sufi saint, Khwaja

Bakhtiyar Kaki, along with the Yogmaya Temple also situated in Mehrauli.

Religious festivals include Diwali (the festival of lights), Mahavir Jayanti, Guru Nanak's

Birthday, Durga Puja, Holi, Lohri, Chhath, Krishna Janmastami, Maha Shivaratri, Eid ul-Fitr,

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Moharram and Buddha Jayanti. The Qutub Festival is a cultural event during which

performances of musicians and dancers from all over India are showcased at night, with the

Qutub Minar as the chosen backdrop of the event. Other events such as Kite Flying Festival,

International Mango Festival and Vasant Panchami (the Spring Festival) are held every year

in Delhi. The Auto Expo, Asia's largest auto show, is held in Delhi biennially. The World

Book Fair, held biannually at the Pragati Maidan, is the second largest exhibition of books inthe world with as many as 23 nations participating in the event. Delhi is often regarded as the

"Book Capital" of India because of high readership.

The Auto Expo is held annually at Pragati Maidan and showcases the technological prowess

of the Indian automobile industry

Punjabi and Mughlai delicacies like kababs and biryanis are popular in Delhi. The street food

there is known to be delicious and includes chaat, golgappe and aloo tikki. Due to Delhi's

large cosmopolitan and migrant population, cuisines from every part of India, including

Gujarati Rajasthani, Maharashtrian, Bengali, Hyderabadi cuisines, and South Indian food

items like idli, sambar and dosa are widely available. Local delicacies include Chaat,

Golgappe, Aloo-Tikki and Dahi-Papri. There are several food outlets in Delhi serving

international cuisine, including Italian, Japanese, Continental, Middle-Eastern, Thai and

Chinese. Within the last decade western fast food has become more popular as well. Delhi is

very much popular for its food and old traditional restaurants.The rich Punjabi food, with its

high oil content and spices, is a specialty of Delhi. 'Chaat' is the spicy Indian snack and offers

variety such as Papri, Bhalle-Papri, Aloo Tikiki, Gol Gappe, etc. These are the most preferred

evening snack of the Indians, especially women. Global giants such as KFC, Mc Donalds,

Nirulas and Wimpys lure children and youth with fast food and continental cuisines. The

five-star hotels of Delhi also host some good restaurants that offer exotic Chinese,

Continental, Thai, Mughlai and Indian cuisines.

Historically, Delhi has always remained an important trading centre in northern India. OldDelhi still contains legacies of its rich Mughal past, which can be found among the old city's

tangle of snaking lanes and teeming bazaars. The dingy markets of the Old City have an

eclectic product range, from oil-swamped mango, lime and eggplant pickles, candy-colored

herbal potions to silver jewelry, bridal attire, uncut material and linen, spices, sweets. Some

of old regal havelis (palatial residences) are still there in the Old City. Chandni Chowk, a

three-century-old shopping area, is one of the most popular shopping areas in Delhi for

jewellery and Zari saris. Notable among Delhi's arts and crafts are the Zardozi (an

embroidery done with gold thread) and Meenakari (the art of enameling). Dilli Haat, Hauz

Khas, Pragati Maidan offer a variety of Indian handicrafts and handlooms. Over time Delhi

has absorbed a multitude of humanity from across the country and has morphed into an

amorphous pool of cultural styles.

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Climate of Delhi

Delhi features an atypical version of the humid subtropical climate (Kppen Cwa). Summersare long and extremely hot, from early April to mid-October, with the monsoon season in

between. Early March sees a reversal in the direction of wind, from the north-westerndirection, to the south-western. These bring the hot waves from Rajasthan, carrying sand and

are a characteristic of the Delhi summer. These are called loo. The months of March to May

see a time of hot prickling heat. Monsoon arrives at the end of June, bringing some respite

from the heat, but increasing humidity at the same time. The brief, mild winter starts in late

November and peaks in January and is notorious for its heavy fog.

Extreme temperatures range from 0.6 C (30.9 F) to 46.7 C (116.1 F). The annual mean

temperature is 25 C (77 F); monthly mean temperatures range from 13 C to 32 C (56 F

to 90 F). The average annual rainfall is approximately 714 mm (28.1 inches), most of which

is during the monsoons in July and August. The average date of the advent of monsoon winds

in Delhi is 29 June.

Climate data for Delhi

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Averag

e high

C (F)

21.1

(70)

24.2

(75.6

)

30.0

(86)

36.2

(97.2

)

39.6

(103.

3)

39.3

(102.

7)

35.1

(95.2

)

33.3

(91.9)

33.9

(93)

32.9

(91.2

)

28.3

(82.9

)

23.0

(73.4

)

31.4

(88.5)

Averag

e low

C (F)

7.3

(45.1

)

10.1

(50.2

)

15.4

(59.7

)

21.5

(70.7

)

25.9

(78.6

)

28.3

(82.9

)

26.6

(79.9

)

25.9

(78.6)

24.4

(75.9

)

19.5

(67.1

)

12.8

(55)

8.2

(46.8

)

18.8

(65.8)

Rainfal

l mm

(inches

)

20.3

(0.79

9)

15.0

(0.59

1)

15.8

(0.62

2)

6.7

(0.26

4)

17.5

(0.68

9)

54.9

(2.16

1)

231.5

(9.11

4)

258.7

(10.18

5)

127.8

(5.03

1)

36.3

(1.42

9)

5.0

(0.19

7)

7.8

(0.30

7)

797.3

(31.3

9)

Avg.

rainy

days

1.7 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.4 3.6 10.0 11.3 5.4 1.6 0.1 0.6 39.1

Sunshi

ne

hours

213.9 217.5 238.7 261.0 263.5 198.0 167.4 176.7 219.0 269.7 246.0 217.02,688

.4

Source no. 1: WMO

Source no. 2: HKO (sun only, 19711990)

Famous for its mixture of historic landmarks, monuments, temples and stylish Art Deco style

buildings, the city of New Delhi is filled with interest. Amongst the most notable landmarks

within New Delhi are the India Gate, the Lotus Temple (Bahai Temple) and also the

President House (Rashtrapati Bhavan).

No trip to New Delhi is complete without a photo or two of its famous Red Fort (Lal Qila),

which features a stunning red facade and evening light shows. Just across from the Red Fortis the Raj Ghat, an official memorial to India's spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi. New

Delhi's main monuments and landmarks are described below.

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Civic administration

As of July 2007, the National Capital Territory of Delhi comprises nine districts, 27 tehsils,

59 census towns, 300 villages and three statutory townsthe Municipal Corporation of Delhi

(MCD); the New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC); and the Delhi Cantonment Board(DCB).

Map showing the nine districts of Delhi

The Delhi metropolitan area lies within the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). The

NCT has three local municipal corporations: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New

Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board. MCD is one of the largest

municipal corporations in the world providing civic amenities to an estimated 13.78 million

people. The capital of India, New Delhi, falls under the administration of NDMC. Thechairperson of the NDMC is appointed by the Government of India in consultation with the

Chief Minister of Delhi.[citation needed]

Delhi has four major satellite cities, which lie outside the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

These are Gurgaon and Faridabad (in Haryana), and New Okhla Industrial Development

Authority (Noida) and Ghaziabad (in Uttar Pradesh). Delhi is divided into nine districts. Each

district (division) is headed by a Deputy Commissioner and has three subdivisions. A

Subdivision Magistrate heads each subdivision. All Deputy Commissioners report to the

Divisional Commissioner. The District Administration of Delhi is the enforcing department

for all kinds of State and Central Government policies and exercises supervisory powers over

numerous other functionaries of the Government.[citation needed]

The Delhi High Court has jurisdiction over Delhi. Delhi also has lower courts: the Small

Causes Court for civil cases; the Magistrate Court and the Sessions Court for criminal cases.

The Delhi Police, headed by the Police Commissioner, is one of the largest metropolitan

police forces in the world. Delhi is administratively divided into nine police-zones, which are

further subdivided into 95 local police stations.

Recently, there have been changes in the Police Districts, their jurisdiction etc., although the

Administrative Districts of Delhi are nine only, it seems. For instance, an Outer Delhi Police

District has been carved out in the Western part of Delhi.

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Education in Delhi

Education in Delhi is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. The city's

public school system, the Delhi Directorate of Education, is one of the largest in Indian cities,

and Delhi is home to some of the most important libraries, universities, and research centers

in the South Asia. The NCT region is particularly known as a center for research in

technology and the information technology in India. Education in Delhi has seen a

tremendous growth over the last few years with new colleges and research institutes being

established in Delhi. Delhi has always been the education hub of India with the track record

of producing great talents. Delhi has universities, colleges, schools that compete with the top

in the country. The quality education imparted among the youth has resulted in better andefficient work force with great minds working forth towards making a rising economy of

Delhi. These educational institutes provide a building block for nation's development. Several

educationalists have praised the quality of education in Delhi. Delhi offers good educational

facilities for primary, secondary and higher education. Delhi is fast developing as a technical

education hub of India which is quite vivid from the number of engineering and management

institutes in Delhi that have emerged in the span of five years. University of Delhi and JNU

have always attracted research scholars from all parts of the world. Delhi offers hostels and

accommodation facilities to foreign students who come for research and other educational

purposes.

Education Department ofNCT Delhi Government is the governing body which looks into theeducational affairs in the city. There are some other private bodies that run educational

institutes abiding by the norms and permission of the government. Arvinder Singh Lovely is

the current minister of education of Delhi.

Delhi has to its credit some of the premier institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology,

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the National Institute of Fashion Technology and the

Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

As per the 2011 census, Delhi has a literacy rate of :86.3% with 91.0% of males and 80.9% of

females in Delhi being literate.

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IIT DELHI

AIIMS DELHI

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The Town Planning Review 4 (October 1913):185-187.

The two new Commonwealth capitals--Canberra and New Delhi--naturally attracted the

attention of British town planners. Town Planning Review editorials in 1911 and 1912 had

criticized both the arrangements for the Canberra competition and the winning design by

Walter Burley Griffin. In 1913 it was the Review's turn to look at the plan for the proposed

new capital of India. Almost certainly the editorial comments about both plans came from the

pen of Patrick Abercrombie, the journal's editor and a member of the faculty of Britain's first

university program in town planning at the University of Liverpool.

Within twelve months plans of two capital cities have come under our notice for review:

Canberra and Delhi--what better reply to those who hold that there is no use for Town

Planning, all our cities being built? Surely the practice of Town Planning is firmly establishedin this double event. But the cases are only slightly comparable: Canberra, the new capital of

Australia, is an entirely new town, whilst the new capital city of Delhi is in reality merely an

extension of an older city of the same name, designed to receive the offices and official

residences of the Imperial Government of India.

The third report of the Town Planning Committee, which includes the proposed plans of the

layout, is now to hand and is interesting reading. It is particularly so to the architect,

designed, as it is, to captivate the imagination of the Indian with the glories of architectural

display.

The Committee at the outset were faced with choosing one of two well-contested sites, and

their action in insisting upon the adoption of the one which was perhaps the least popular,

though undoubtedly the best, is to be commended. There was evidently considerable

opposition to be met in relinquishing the site where the foundation stone was laid at the

Durbar; hence almost the whole of the first two reports and a great portion of the third, is

devoted to the question of site. So much of the third report as deals with the proposed new

city, and its plan, amounts to a nomenclature of the principal buildings, avenues, and places, a

description of the traffic arrangements, and a presentation of the engineering problems: water

supply, draining, &c.

Taken as a whole the scheme is boldly conceived, and the principal features are relatively inthe right place, but the enthusiasm of the authors for the attainment of fine architectural

effects precluded them from giving much study to the problems of the individual and to the

growth of the city as an organisation of social units.

Town Planning as a study has recently made great strides in its recognition and analysis of

the social structure from which the

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city springs, and to those who have surveyed cities and analysed their organisation, noted the

tendencies of their growth, and, like Pickwick, the first town planner of the modern school,

studied their human nature, the report is disappointing.

Apart from the elementary idea of placing the native clerks in one spot, Indian chiefs in

another, and white people elsewhere; and calling the main street connecting the station withthe centres of the new and old town the principal business street, there is practically no

attempt to anticipate its development and growth.

Evidently the Committee have concentrated on architectural display and the importance of

making the new capital and its government buildings an expression of the dignity of the

Empire. They were certainly justified in so doing, but even here the result is not convincing,

and the more closely the plan is studied the more obvious become its defects.

How very unsatisfactory is the "Station Place"; a compromise between the dominance of a

station building and the interest of a diagonal crossway; how badly this thoroughfare

terminates on the Secretariat; and how reluctantly the two wings of these buildings separateto allow the Government House to be viewed from the Mall! How pitifully this building, half

hidden by the knoll upon which rests the Secretariat, cries out to be acclaimed the climax of

the Mall, and how cruelly the intellectual group of buildings, situated in the progress of the

great approach, sever it in half!

Still, with all these defects, the plan has some good points: the idea of radiating the secondary

approaches to the Secretariat buildings in duplex systems on twin columns is extremely

ingenious, and to project the grand axis on the river instead of on the old town is a natural and

noble idea. Unfortunately the worst faults in the scheme are what we would call architectural

ones, and we cannot help feeling that the plan has been hastily published, and that the

Committee would have been wiser had they not published it in the diagrammatic stage, as we

cannot believe that the defects mentioned will appear in its execution. Compared with the

plan of the Government group of buildings at Washington, it is much more involved. The

majestic dominance of that unrivalled climax, the Capitol Building, is entirely wanting. The

climax of the city and the dominating feature at Delhi, instead of being designed as a single

whole upon which the eye could rest with satisfaction, is severed into two halves.

As an essay in architectural grouping it is not equal to several of the designs submitted in

competition for Canberra, and although the Indian Government were no doubt to be

congratulated in obtaining the advice of Mr. Lutyens and Mr. Brodie in their choice of the

site and in the preparation of the plan, at the same time the result justifies us in suggestingthat after all perhaps the most satisfactory means of obtaining a good town plan is to have a

careful report prepared, and inaugurate an open competition.

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