EVOLUTION OF DELHI

CONTENTS
• Introduction
• History of Delhi
• Master Plan for Delhi-1961
• Master Plan for Delhi-2001
• Master Plan for Delhi-2021
• Famous Buildings and Monuments
• Geography
• Demography
• Traffic and Transport
• Economy
• Physical Infrastructure
• Social Infrastructure
• References
 INTRODUCTION
• Delhi officially the National Capital Territory
of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union
territory of India containing New Delhi, the
capital of India. It’s latitudinal and longitudinal
location are 23.38°N and 77.13° E. It is
bordered by Haryana on three sides and
by Uttar Pradesh to the east. The NCT covers
an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 m²).

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 HISTORY OF DELHI
DELHI SULTANATE (1206-1526)
Extensive coverage of Delhi's history begins
with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th
century. The Delhi Sultanate is the name given
for a series of five successive dynasties, which
remained as a dominant power of Indian
Subcontinent with Delhi as their capital.
POST INDEPENDENCE (1947 onwards)
After India’s independence from the British,
New Delhi became the capital of the newly
formed Republic of India.
MUGHAL EMPIRE (1526-1857)
The Mughal Empire ruled the area for three
centuries. The fifth Mughal Emperor Shah
Jahan built the walled city of Shahjahanabad
(Old Delhi) within Delhi, and its landmarks,
the Red Fort and Jama Masjid.
BRITISH RULE (1858-1947)
In 1803, the Delhi was captured by the British
East India Company. In 1911, the capital of
British India was shifted from Calcutta to New
Delhi, the last inner city of Delhi designed
by Edwin Lutyens.
AREA UNDER DELHI SULTANATE SHAHJAHANABAD
(MUGHAL EMPIRE)

PRESENT DELHI LUTYEN’S DELHI (BRITISH RULE)

MASTER PLAN
FOR DELHI-1961

The First Master Plan for

Delhi,1961- 81 was published
by DDA in 1962, envisaged
development of urbanisable
area of 448sqkm by 1981,
catering to an urban
population of 4.6 million.
MASTER PLAN
FOR DELHI-2001

To accommodate the 12.2

million urban population by
the year 2001, the Second
Master Plan envisaged
expanding the urbanisable
area of Delhi to 688 sqkm.
MASTER PLAN
FOR DELHI - 2021

Third Master Plan of

Delhi, projected
population of 23 million
by the year 2021 on
about 978sqkm of total
urbanisable area.

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 FAMOUS BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS

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GEOGRAPHY
TOPOGRAPHY
It lies around 200 to 300
meters above the sea level.
The topography of Delhi can
be divided into three different
parts:
The Plains: As per
the topography, Delhi is
located on the western fringes
of the Gangetic Plains.
Yamuna Plains: The Yamuna
river plains are rich in alluvial
soil and hence very fertile as
they are flooded by the river.
The Ridge: The Ridge is a
part of the Aravalli range and
reaches the height of 1043 ft
above sea level. It originates
in the south and surrounds its
western, northwestern and
northeastern part.
CLIMATE
Delhi experiences the extremes of weather.It features a rare
version of the humid subtropical climate.
March - June: Summer; June - September: Monsoon; October -
February: Winter
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Delhi
usually range from 2°C to
47°C. The annual mean
temperature is 25°C,
monthly mean
temperatures range from
13°C to 32°C
PRECIPITATION
The average annual rainfall is
approximately 886 mm.
 AIR POLLUTION

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Delhi was the most polluted city in the world in 2014.
Air Quality Index of Delhi is generally Moderate
(101–200) level between January to September, and
then it drastically deteriorates to Very Poor (301–
400), Severe (401–500) or Hazardous (500+) levels
in three months between October to December, due
to various factors including stubble burning, fire
crackers burning during Diwali and cold weather.
DEMOGRAPHY
Delhi Population 2018
• As per projection, population of Delhi in
2018 is 1.90 Crore.
• The urban population in the last 10
years has increased by 97.50 percent.
Inference:
https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/delhi.html
This is due to massive urbanisation and
industrialisation during this period.
• Delhi's population growth rate had a
rising trend till the year 1981, and a
declining trend thereafter.
Inference:
Huge population rise in 1951 due to large
scale migration after the partition of 1947.

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 Sex Ratio Average Literacy Rate
• Sex Ratio in urban regions of Average Literacy rate in Delhi for
Delhi was 868 females per Co1000 Urban regions was 86.32 percent in
males. which:
• For child (0-6) sex ratio the • Males were 90.98% literate
figure for urban region stood at Female literacy stood at Literate males Literate females
Males Females
873 girls per 1000 boys. 69.06%.

Population Density
Religious Data

• Hinduism - 81.68%
• Islam - 12.86%
• Sikhism - 3.40%
• Jainism - 0.99%
• Christianity - 0.87%
• Buddhism - 0.11%
• Other Religion - 0.01%
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 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT
ROAD NETWORK
TRAFFIC

Growth in number
of Vehicles: Growth of Major
transport modes in
• In 2000, total no. of
Delhi (1980-2000)
vehicles in Delhi
are 34.80 lacs. 3500
3000
• Cars increased by
2500
6.3 times, 2000
• 2-W increased by 1500
1000
5.2 times,
500
• Buses increased by 0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
3.6 times
PRIVATE CARS TWO WHEELERS
BUSES

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TRANSPORT
Road
• It is connected to other parts of India by five National Highways: NH 1, NH 2, NH 8, NH 10 and NH 24.
• The Inner Ring road is one of the most important "state highways" in Delhi. It is a 51 km long circular
road which connects important areas in Delhi.
• The Outer Ring Road is another major artery in Delhi that links far-flung areas of Delhi.
Air
• Indira Gandhi International Airport, situated to the southwest of Delhi, is the main gateway for the city's
domestic and international civilian air traffic.
• Terminal 3, handles an additional 37 million passengers annually.
• Safdarjung Airport only carries out aircraft maintenance courses and is used for helicopter rides to Indira
Gandhi International Airport for VIP including the president and the prime minister.
Railway
• Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the Northern Railway.
The main railway stations are New Delhi, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizammudin, Anand Vihar, Delhi Sarai
Rohilla and Delhi Cantt.
Metro
• The Delhi metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad.
ECONOMY

• As per the Economic survey of Delhi (2005–2006), Contribution to SDP

the tertiary sector (mainly tourism), contributes 70.95% of
Delhi's gross SDP followed
by secondary and primary sectors with 25.20% and 3.85%
contributions, respectively.
• Key service industries are information technology,
telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism,
construction, power, health and community services and
real estate.
• Delhi has one of India's largest and fastest growing retail
industries.
Tertiary sector Secondary sector Primary sector
• Manufacturing also grew considerably as consumer goods
companies established manufacturing units and
headquarters in the city.
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Water Supply
 Delhi's municipal water supply is managed
by the Delhi Jal Board(DJB).
 As of June 2005, it supplied 650 million
gallons per day (MGD), whereas the
estimated consumption requirement is
963 MGD. The shortfall is met by private and
public tube wells and hand pumps.
 Delhi’s groundwater level is falling and its
population density is increasing, so residents
often encounter acute water shortage.
Solid waste management
In Delhi, daily domestic solid waste production is
8000 tonnes, which is dumped at
three landfill locations by MCD.
Sewage Treatment Plants
The daily domestic waste water production is
470 MGD and industrial waste water is
70 MGD. A large portion of the sewage flows
untreated into the Yamuna river.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Chart Title

Health
100
As per State Health Intelligence Bureau Report, 2002 there are 23 types of
Health facilities in Delhi. Major hospitals are always crowded because of 80
the following: 60

• In Delhi, health care facilities are being provided by both Government & 40
Non-Government Organizations. Among the Government Organizations, 20
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of Government NCT of
Delhi is the major agency related to health care delivery. 0
YEAR-1998
• Big gap between demand and supply
• Rapid population growth and imbalanced distribution of health facilities. General Hospital Special Hospital
Ayurvedic Homeopathic
• Some of the main hospitals of Delhi include:

Fortis Hospital, Delhi Indraprastha Apollo BLK Super Speciality Max Super Speciality
Hospital, Delhi Hospital, Delhi Hospital, Delhi
Education Chart Title
• In 2006, Delhi had 165 colleges, five medical colleges and eight engineering 2500
colleges, seven major universities and nine deemed universities.
2000
• There has been a phenomenal increase of coaching centres, computer
training institutes, physical education centres Only 9% of nursery school sites 1500
are exclusively utilized for nursery school purpose. 1000
• Schools and higher educational institutions in Delhi are administered either by 500
the Directorate of Education, the NCT government or private organizations.
0
• No lack of global level educational and research institutes in the city. Primary Senior Sec. Colleges ITI's
schools Schools
• Some of the important colleges of Delhi include:
Requirement MPD-2001 Existing

All India Institute of Indian Institute of National Law University of

Medical Sciences, Delhi Technology, Delhi University, Delhi Delhi, Delhi
Lung Spaces
Regional Park / Ridge:
• Northern and Central Ridge is a reserved
forest and afforested with indigenous
species.
• Southern Ridge is being planned for Rajiv Chowk Park Sanjay Lake Park Swarna Jayanti Park
various uses like wildlife sanctuary,
shooting range, golf course, race course,
gardens etc.
• Continuity of ridge in the NCR is not
maintained.
• Landmark developments are Hauz Khas
District Park, Swarana Jayanti Park in Hauz Khas District Park Jahanpanah City Forest
Rohini, Sanjay Lake Park at Trilokpuri, Sri
Fort District Park.
Disaster Management
• MPD-2001 has been highly successful in
making Delhi one of the most green city. 150
Disaster Management
About 19% green cover is existing in the Cities are prone to the natural & man
city. 100 made disasters. Some measures
50 have been initiated by the Govt. in this
direction such as setting up Disaster
0
Fire Stations Police Police Lines Management Centres under Delhi fire
Stations services.
MDP-2001 Existing
REFERENCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi
• http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/Delhi/DATA_SHEET
• https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/delhi.html
• https://dda.org.in/ddaweb/index.aspx
• https://www.mapsofindia.com/delhi/geography.html
• http://en-in.topographic-map.com/places/New-Delhi-2797533/
• http://dda.org.in/planning/mpd-1962.htm
• http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_health/Health/Home/Directorate+General+of+Health+Se
rvices/