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In India
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Chandigarh |
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Facts and Figures |
| LOCATION |
North India |
| SIGNIFICANCE |
Capital Of Two States |
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MAIN ATTRACTION |
Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake |
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BEST SEASON |
October-March |
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You Can Advertise Here THE CITY BEAUTIFUL Chandigarh, endowed with
magnificent backdrop of the Shivaliks, sparkling gardens and a planned
township, is one of the most beautiful and glamorous cities of India. With
its lush green surroundings, blooming gardens, shady trees, wide roads,
excellent communications and the most charming people, the city surely
stands up to its name as the City Beautiful. Chandigarh was conceived as the
first planned city of independent India in the early 1950s. Declared the
common capital of the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh
is probably the cleanest and most pollution-free city in India. Natural
beauty coupled with a multicultural population has given rise to an
impressive line-up of gardens, galleries, museums complimented by some
outstanding architecture. The city enjoys wonderfully clement weather due to
its location at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills, the outermost edge of the
Himalaya. It boasts of broad boulevards, parks and lawns, a beautiful lake
and is fast developing as a third home for the Information Technology
industry after Bangalore and Hyderabad. The Genesis Of The Planned City
After India's independence from British rule Punjab became a state without a
capital. Though there was a temporary secretariat at Shimla in Himachal
Pradesh, the political leadership decided on the construction of a modern
and accessible capital. This was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Dream City of
modern India. The plan for the city, which is sectioned into many sectors
with separate residential, commercial and industrial areas was drawn up by
the master-architect Le Corbusier with the help of his cousin Pierre
Jeanneret, and that of the English couple Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew. Many of
Indian architects, prominent amongst them, Chief planner Narinder S. Lamba &
Chief Engineer J.C. Verma contributed to the building of this city. |
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