EVOLUTION

Indraprastha Chahun (1180) Tulghlaq Planning of

Mughal (1526 -1680)
1450BC Qila Raj Pithora (1320) New Delhi Independence (1947)
Shahjahanabad (New Delhi)
Tomar (1060) Siri Purani Dilli Sir Edwin
Khilji (1290) Ala-ud –din Lodi (1451) Capital inaugurated
Lal Kot British (1803 -1947) Lutyen
Siri (1931)
Buildings New Delhi (1911-1931)
Ala-ud –din (New Delhi)
buildings Jahanpanah
Firozabad

HISTORY
Delhi, city and national
capital territory, north-
central India. The city
of Delhi actually
consists of two
components: Old
Delhi, in the north, the
historic city; and New
Delhi, in the south,
since 1947 the capital
of India, built in the
first part of the 20th
century as the capital
of British India.
ECOLOGY
Two prominent features of the
geography of Delhi are the Yamuna
flood plains and the Delhi ridge.
The Yamuna River was the historical
boundary between Punjab and UP,
and its flood plains provide fertile
alluvial soil suitable for agriculture
but are prone to recurrent floods.
The Yamuna, a sacred river
in Hinduism, is the only major river
flowing through Delhi. The Hindon
River separates Ghaziabad from the
eastern part of Delhi. The Delhi
ridge originates from the Aravalli
Range in the south and encircles the
west, northeast, and northwest
parts of the city.

Delhi's ponds, despite experiencing

ecological deterioration due to
garbage dumping and
concretization, supports the largest
number of bird species known to be
using ponds anywhere in the
world. Existing policy in Delhi
prevents the conversion of wetlands
and, quite inadvertently, has led to
the city's ponds becoming invaluable
refugee for birds.
HYDROLOGY

Drainage is an important element of physical

infrastructure and constitutes removal and
disposal of surplus rain/irrigation water from the
land. It has two aspects namely flood protection
and removal of storm water. National Capital
Region in general, is a part of well integrated
drainage system of the Ganga basin. The
perennial Yamuna River, which flows in the
eastern boundary of the state from north to
south, plays an important role in groundwater
system of Delhi.

Around 10% colonies have

water bodies within their
boundaries