Rebranding Delhi

-Kapish Mehta
Delhi Facts
 
Area: 1,483 sq km
Latitudinal parallel: 28.3oN
Longitudinal meridian: 77.13oE
Altitude: 293 m above sea level
Population: 13.85million (Census 2001)
Average Temperature: 45oC (Max) - usually in May - Jun, 5oC (Min) - usually in Dec - Jan
Desirable Clothes: Woollen for winters and light cotton for summers
Rainfall: 714 mm
Monsoon: July to mid-September
Population: 13.85 (Census 2001)
Season: Extreme climate with very hot summer and very cold winter
Best time to visit: October to March
STD Code: 011
Languages: Hindi, English, Urdu and Punjabi
Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism
and Bahai Faith
 Roads & Transport
• Roads & Transport Addition of new arterial and
approach roads to improve intra-city transport and
decongestion of all National Highways at Delhi’s
entry points from its neighbouring states.
• Road Improvement Plan for 52 identified roads
Construction of nine new subways and
improvement projects for existing ones (flooring,
illuminations, signage, toilets, escalators etc).
• Roads & Transport Multi-level parking projects to
increase parking space.
• Building of first high capacity bus system in the city
with new fleet of low-floored buses for the capital.
 Metro Train
• Metro Train Development of new
lines and extension of existing lines
of the metro rail network to
improve connectivity.
• Work is undergoing at a rapid speed
and Metro Rail Corporation is
confident to complete its task
before the due date.
 Airports
• Airports Modernisation of the international
airport with increased capacity to host flights.
• The new terminal will give the airport a
capacity of 37 million passengers a year.
• The new terminal will have road access via a
new six lane road from NH-8 and will also have
a high-speed metro line to the city (metro line
(Delhi Airport rail link) with special city check-
in facilities.
• There will also be an integrated multi-storey
car park at the terminal.
 Hospitality Services
• Hospitality Services Planning and
building five-star hotels and the
country’s largest world-class
convention centre.
• Big number of Hotels with world
class facilities are coming up to
provide the tourist all desired
comforts in the city and NCR region.
 Medical Facilities
• Medical Facilities The Delhi government
has decided to construct 36 hospitals in
New Delhi, in the run-up to the 2010
Commonwealth Games.
• Some of these hi-tech hospitals will be
built in the Trans-Yamuna area of Delhi
Initially a fund of Rs.150 million has been
planned for the construction of the
hospitals, but more funds will be made
available as and when needed.
 Power Supply
• Power Supply Addition of power supply to the
existing 3,500 MW supply available to the city.
• Delhi will see the availability of power
enhanced to 7,000 MW from the present 4,000
MW by the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
• In the coming years, the city will get power
from the Damodar Valley Corp, National
Thermal Power Corp, the Dadri power plant,
the Jhajhar plant and the Pragati power plant -
these total 4,240 MW.
 Clean Delhi
• Clean Delhi Delhi will look more clean than
ever before in the coming 2 years. With an
eye on the Commonwealth Games 2010, the
MCD has taken up the task of civilising unruly
citizens before the event.
• The MCD is finalising the rules for
implementing the new fines for littering
public places, and willing to take the help of
private sector organisations to impose the
fines on the spot.
Thank You