Connaught Place, New Delhi
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Connaught Place
Connaught Place (Hindi
: कनॉट प्लेस, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi
. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride amongst the heritage structures of the city. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi
featuring a Central Business District. Named after the Duke of Connaught, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933. It was renamed as the Rajiv Chowk after the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
. The Connaught Place of today is one of the most vibrant business districts of Delhi. But with the development have also come certain problems, like dispute over property rights, encroachments, haphazard development, unauthorized construction, traffic congestion and others.
trees inhabited by jackals and wild pigs, where residents of Kashmere Gate
, Civil Lines
area visited during the weekends for partridge
hunting. Only other visitors to the area were to the ancient Hanuman Temple
, visited by people from the walled city
on Tuesdays and Saturdays and that too before the sunset as the passage back wasn't considered safe during those days. Residents of villages like Madhoganj, Jaisingh Pura and Raja ka Bazaar evacuated to build Connaught Place and nearby areas, were relocated in Karol Bagh
to the West, then a rocky area populated by trees and wild, bushes.
, who planned a central plaza based on the European Renaissance and Classical style. However Nicholls left India in 1917, and with Lutyens
and Baker
busy working on larger buildings of the capital, it was Robert Tor Russell, chief architect to the Public Works Department (PWD), Government of India who eventually designed the plaza.
Named after, The Prince Arthur
, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850–1942), third son of Queen Victoria and uncle of King George VI, Connaught Place's Georgian architecture
is modeled after the Royal Crescent
in Bath, England
, who visited India in 1921 and laid the foundation of the Council House (now Sansad Bhavan, or Parliament House). It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. Though while Crescent is semi-circular and three storied largely residential structure, Connaught Place had only two floors, almost makes a complete circle and was planned to have commercial establishments on the ground with residential area on the first floor. The circle was eventually planned with two concentric circles, creating Inner Circle, Middle Circle and the Outer Circle and seven radial roads, around a circular central park. As per the original plan, the different blocks of Connaught Place were to be joined from above, employing archways, with radial roads below them, but the circle was 'broken up' to give it a grander scale. Even the blocks were originally planned to 172 meters high, but later reduced to present two-storied structure with an open colonnade. Governments plans to have the New Delhi Railway Station
to be built inside the Central Park was rejected by the Railways as it found the idea impractical, instead it chose the nearby Paharganj
area. Finally the construction work began in 1929, as principal construction of the Viceroy House (present President's House
), Central Secretariat, Parliament House, and All-India War Memorial, India Gate
was winding down and was complete by 1933, much after the inauguration of the city in 1931.
), and would frequent shops for designer clothes, artefacts, shoes, and pianos. Regal cinema, the first cinema of CP too opened in time, it went on to host popular concerts, theatre groups and ballet performances. Odeon and Rivoli, followed Regal, and Indian Talkie House opened in 1938. Initially only Indian snacks were available at CP, gradually restaurants started opening in the plaza, with names like Kwality, United Coffee House and others offering Continental and Mughlai cuisines. Wenger's, the confectioners, was one of the first shops in CP, it also owned the largest restaurant in New Delhi on the first floor of their present A-Block outlet. Originally established in 1926 as Spencers in Kashmere Gate, Wenger's was owned by a Swiss couple, introducing Delhi to pastries and homemade Swiss chocolates, though in its early years it too was patronized mostly by Britisher officers, Indian royalty and some foreign-returned businessmen, for Delhi was still a city of classical tastes of the walled city. Davico's across the Connaught Plaza, and Standard restaurant were popular names for decades before fading away, another old timer, Embassy Restaurant, started in 1948. The Imperial
, New Delhi’s first luxury hotel opened in 1931 on Queen's Way, (present Janpath
), which in coming years not just became a haunt for the royalty but place for political talks, most famously, it was here that Pandit Nehru, Mahatama Gandhi, Jinnah and Lord Mountbatten met to discuss the Partition of India
and the birth of Pakistan.
Residents moved in gradually into first floor quarters which were almost full by 1938, but it was another decade before the plaza became a busy market place that it became later, as World War II broke and Independence movement acquired feverish pitch and markets experience dwindling sales, but post-independence things started looking up by the 1950s.
service, took visitors from CP to Red Fort and Chandani Chowk, before it was stopped due to pollution concerns. The empty block of the Inner circle was filled up in late 1970s with the construction underground market, a first in Delhi, Palika Bazaar
at the junction point, stretching up to the Outer circle, it also came with an adjoining underground parking. However a major alteration in the skyline was the addition of red sandstone (inspired by the historic Red Fort) and glass skyscraper, the Jeevan Bharti building (LIC
building), designed by architect Charles Correa
in 1986, it towered over the low-lying and predominantly white Connaught Place and was criticized for being too futurist, but gradually as other skyscrapers mushroomed on the periphery the debate faded away.
, mainly for stage performances. In the coming years it hosted Western Classical music artists, Russian ballet and British theatre groups, though soon mornings and afternoons movie shows were started. The next theatre to come up in CP, was Plaza in 1940, designed by Sir Rober Tor Russell, the architect of Connaught Place himself. It was owned by director and actor Sohrab Modi
until in the early 1950s. Odeon was built in 1945, city’s second 70mm screen, after "Shiela Cinema" in Paharganj
. Rivoli, close to Regal was the smallest theatre of the area. Half a century later most of the theatres was still running, though ownership changed hands, for most. Plaza and Rivoli are owned by multiplex giant PVR Cinemas, while Odeon is a joint venture with Reliance Big Pictures.
, being the big circle in the middle with radial roads spreading out in all directions, like spokes on a wheel. Eight separate roads lead out from Connaught's inner circle, named Parliament Street and Radial Roads 1 through 7. Twelve different roads lead out from Connaught Circus, the outer ring; the most well-known of these is Janpath
, the continuation of Radial Road 1. It is a logically planned area and houses one of India's first under ground market-Palika Bazaar
(Municipal Market), named after nagarpalika. While outer Circle known as Connaught Circus (officially Indira Chowk), has rows of restaurants, shops and hotels, the Middle Circle has offices and small eating outlets.
The central park of Connaught Place, has long been a venue for cultural events, in 2005-006 it was rebuilt after the construction of Delhi Metro
station below it. That station, Rajiv Chowk
, is the interchange for the Yellow and Blue lines of the Metro and one of the largest and busiest stations in the network.
The Connaught Place is famous for its varied restaurants, bars and bookshops.
. Ten people were injured, police and witnesses said that the bombs went off in dustbins in and around Connaught Place. There was also one bomb blast in the Central Park near Connaught Place. Authorities also discovered two undetonated bombs in Delhi, one located at the Regal cinema complex in Connaught Place. As a response, all dustbins have been removed from the area for security reasons.
(NDMC) has prepared a plan to revamp and redevelop this proud landmark of Delhi. The plan includes provision of heritage sensitive signages, engineering improvements of roads, drainage sewerage, water supply and substations etc., development of a traffic management plan, provisions of street furniture including adequate parking, walkways etc. and enhancing the structural stability of all buildings including retrofitting for earthquake resistance. All these components have been identified based on studies conducted by various reputed agencies like SPA
, RITES, CMCCC, NTPAC etc. Due to the renovation work which is currently underway as a part of this project, many stores on the outer circle have lost their air-conditioning.
(2003), Pyaar Ke Side Effects
(2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and Aisha
(2010).
Connaught Place (Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: कनॉट प्लेस, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride amongst the heritage structures of the city. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi
Lutyens' Delhi
Lutyens' Delhi is an area in Delhi, specifically New Delhi, India, named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens , who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s...
featuring a Central Business District. Named after the Duke of Connaught, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933. It was renamed as the Rajiv Chowk after the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
. The Connaught Place of today is one of the most vibrant business districts of Delhi. But with the development have also come certain problems, like dispute over property rights, encroachments, haphazard development, unauthorized construction, traffic congestion and others.
History
Prior to its construction the area was a ridge, covered with kikarAcacia nilotica subsp. indica
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica is a perennial tree native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It is also cultivated in Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Tanzania...
trees inhabited by jackals and wild pigs, where residents of Kashmere Gate
Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)
The Kashmiri Gate is a gate located in Delhi, it is the northern gate to the historic walled city of Delhi...
, Civil Lines
Civil Lines
Civil Lines is a term used for residential areas originally built by the British Raj for its senior officers. The Civil Lines, Delhi is a subdivision of North Delhi District in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India and noted residential areas in Delhi. It is one of the 12 zones under the...
area visited during the weekends for partridge
Partridge
Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East...
hunting. Only other visitors to the area were to the ancient Hanuman Temple
Hanuman Temple
Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place, New Delhi, is an ancient Hindu temple and is claimed to be one of the five temples of Mahabharata days in Delhi...
, visited by people from the walled city
Old Delhi
Old Delhi , walled city of Delhi, India, was founded as Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1639. It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty....
on Tuesdays and Saturdays and that too before the sunset as the passage back wasn't considered safe during those days. Residents of villages like Madhoganj, Jaisingh Pura and Raja ka Bazaar evacuated to build Connaught Place and nearby areas, were relocated in Karol Bagh
Karol Bagh
Karol Bagh, also spelled as Qarol Bagh , is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Delhi, India, known for its shopping streets, like the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road...
to the West, then a rocky area populated by trees and wild, bushes.
Construction
Plans to have a central business district were as the construction of the new capital of Imperial India started taking shape, mooted by W.H. Nicholls, the chief architect to the Government of IndiaGovernment of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
, who planned a central plaza based on the European Renaissance and Classical style. However Nicholls left India in 1917, and with Lutyens
Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA was a British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era...
and Baker
Herbert Baker
Sir Herbert Baker was a British architect.Baker was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892–1912....
busy working on larger buildings of the capital, it was Robert Tor Russell, chief architect to the Public Works Department (PWD), Government of India who eventually designed the plaza.
Named after, The Prince Arthur
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the 10th since Canadian Confederation.Born the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and...
, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850–1942), third son of Queen Victoria and uncle of King George VI, Connaught Place's Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
is modeled after the Royal Crescent
Royal Crescent
The Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses laid out in a crescent in the city of Bath, England. Designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United Kingdom and is a grade I...
in Bath, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who visited India in 1921 and laid the foundation of the Council House (now Sansad Bhavan, or Parliament House). It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. Though while Crescent is semi-circular and three storied largely residential structure, Connaught Place had only two floors, almost makes a complete circle and was planned to have commercial establishments on the ground with residential area on the first floor. The circle was eventually planned with two concentric circles, creating Inner Circle, Middle Circle and the Outer Circle and seven radial roads, around a circular central park. As per the original plan, the different blocks of Connaught Place were to be joined from above, employing archways, with radial roads below them, but the circle was 'broken up' to give it a grander scale. Even the blocks were originally planned to 172 meters high, but later reduced to present two-storied structure with an open colonnade. Governments plans to have the New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi Railway Station
The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
to be built inside the Central Park was rejected by the Railways as it found the idea impractical, instead it chose the nearby Paharganj
Paharganj
Paharganj is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station...
area. Finally the construction work began in 1929, as principal construction of the Viceroy House (present President's House
Rashtrapati Bhavan
The Rashtrapati Bhavan or The Official Residence of the Head of the State is the official residence of the President of India, located at Raisina hill in New Delhi, India. Until 1950 it was known as "Viceroy's House" and served as the residence of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India...
), Central Secretariat, Parliament House, and All-India War Memorial, India Gate
India Gate
The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931...
was winding down and was complete by 1933, much after the inauguration of the city in 1931.
Early years
Early commercial establishments were of traders from Kashmere Gate area Kaventer's, Galgotia and Snowhite. Most of Indian princely states now had their local homes in the nearby areas around King's way (present RajpathRajpath
Rajpath is the ceremonial boulevard for the Republic of India. It runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan through Vijay Chowk and India Gate to National Stadium, Delhi. The New Delhi avenue is lined on both sides by lawns with rows of trees and ponds...
), and would frequent shops for designer clothes, artefacts, shoes, and pianos. Regal cinema, the first cinema of CP too opened in time, it went on to host popular concerts, theatre groups and ballet performances. Odeon and Rivoli, followed Regal, and Indian Talkie House opened in 1938. Initially only Indian snacks were available at CP, gradually restaurants started opening in the plaza, with names like Kwality, United Coffee House and others offering Continental and Mughlai cuisines. Wenger's, the confectioners, was one of the first shops in CP, it also owned the largest restaurant in New Delhi on the first floor of their present A-Block outlet. Originally established in 1926 as Spencers in Kashmere Gate, Wenger's was owned by a Swiss couple, introducing Delhi to pastries and homemade Swiss chocolates, though in its early years it too was patronized mostly by Britisher officers, Indian royalty and some foreign-returned businessmen, for Delhi was still a city of classical tastes of the walled city. Davico's across the Connaught Plaza, and Standard restaurant were popular names for decades before fading away, another old timer, Embassy Restaurant, started in 1948. The Imperial
The Imperial, New Delhi
The Imperial, New Delhi, built in 1931, is a luxury hotel in India, located at Queensway, now called Janpath, close to Connaught Place in New Delhi...
, New Delhi’s first luxury hotel opened in 1931 on Queen's Way, (present Janpath
Janpath
Janpath , translated the "People's Path", is one of the main roads in New Delhi. It starts out as Radial Road 1 in Connaught Place, adjacent to Palika Bazaar, and runs North-South perpendicular to, and past Rajpath...
), which in coming years not just became a haunt for the royalty but place for political talks, most famously, it was here that Pandit Nehru, Mahatama Gandhi, Jinnah and Lord Mountbatten met to discuss the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
and the birth of Pakistan.
Residents moved in gradually into first floor quarters which were almost full by 1938, but it was another decade before the plaza became a busy market place that it became later, as World War II broke and Independence movement acquired feverish pitch and markets experience dwindling sales, but post-independence things started looking up by the 1950s.
Post-independence
Until the 1980s, a Phatphat Sewa, a Harley Davidson rickshawAuto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
service, took visitors from CP to Red Fort and Chandani Chowk, before it was stopped due to pollution concerns. The empty block of the Inner circle was filled up in late 1970s with the construction underground market, a first in Delhi, Palika Bazaar
Palika Bazaar
Palika Bazaar is an underground market located between the inner and outer circle of Connaught Place, Delhi, India. Palika Bazaar hosts 390 numbered shops selling a diverse range of items; however, the market is dominated by electronic items and clothing...
at the junction point, stretching up to the Outer circle, it also came with an adjoining underground parking. However a major alteration in the skyline was the addition of red sandstone (inspired by the historic Red Fort) and glass skyscraper, the Jeevan Bharti building (LIC
Life Insurance Corporation of India
The Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest state-owned life insurance company in India, and also the country's largest investor. It is fully owned by the Government of India. It also funds close to 24.6% of the Indian Government's expenses. It has assets estimated of...
building), designed by architect Charles Correa
Charles Correa
Charles Correa is an Indian architect, planner and activist.-Early life:Charles Correa was born in Hyderabad, India...
in 1986, it towered over the low-lying and predominantly white Connaught Place and was criticized for being too futurist, but gradually as other skyscrapers mushroomed on the periphery the debate faded away.
Cinemas
As the talkies made way into Indian cinema in 1931, and became a craze in the 1930s and the 40s, four theatres came up within Connaught Place, Plaza, Regal, Rivoli, Odeon and a short-lived "Indian Talkie House" that opened in 1938, all making CP the entertainment hub of New Delhi. Regal, was the first theatre of CP, opened in 1932 by Sir Sobha Singh, designed by architect Walter Sykes GeorgeWalter Sykes George
Walter Sykes George was an English architect active in India during the first half of the 20th century, most known for being partt of the team of architects who designed New Delhi, the new capital of India, from 1911-1931....
, mainly for stage performances. In the coming years it hosted Western Classical music artists, Russian ballet and British theatre groups, though soon mornings and afternoons movie shows were started. The next theatre to come up in CP, was Plaza in 1940, designed by Sir Rober Tor Russell, the architect of Connaught Place himself. It was owned by director and actor Sohrab Modi
Sohrab Modi
Sohrab Modi was an Indian Parsi stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include Khoon Ka Khoon , a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sikandar, Pukar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, and Nausherwan-e-dil . His films always carried a message of strong commitment to...
until in the early 1950s. Odeon was built in 1945, city’s second 70mm screen, after "Shiela Cinema" in Paharganj
Paharganj
Paharganj is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station...
. Rivoli, close to Regal was the smallest theatre of the area. Half a century later most of the theatres was still running, though ownership changed hands, for most. Plaza and Rivoli are owned by multiplex giant PVR Cinemas, while Odeon is a joint venture with Reliance Big Pictures.
CP Today
The area is instantly recognizable on any map of DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, being the big circle in the middle with radial roads spreading out in all directions, like spokes on a wheel. Eight separate roads lead out from Connaught's inner circle, named Parliament Street and Radial Roads 1 through 7. Twelve different roads lead out from Connaught Circus, the outer ring; the most well-known of these is Janpath
Janpath
Janpath , translated the "People's Path", is one of the main roads in New Delhi. It starts out as Radial Road 1 in Connaught Place, adjacent to Palika Bazaar, and runs North-South perpendicular to, and past Rajpath...
, the continuation of Radial Road 1. It is a logically planned area and houses one of India's first under ground market-Palika Bazaar
Palika Bazaar
Palika Bazaar is an underground market located between the inner and outer circle of Connaught Place, Delhi, India. Palika Bazaar hosts 390 numbered shops selling a diverse range of items; however, the market is dominated by electronic items and clothing...
(Municipal Market), named after nagarpalika. While outer Circle known as Connaught Circus (officially Indira Chowk), has rows of restaurants, shops and hotels, the Middle Circle has offices and small eating outlets.
The central park of Connaught Place, has long been a venue for cultural events, in 2005-006 it was rebuilt after the construction of Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
station below it. That station, Rajiv Chowk
Rajiv Chowk (Delhi Metro)
The Rajiv Chowk is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level....
, is the interchange for the Yellow and Blue lines of the Metro and one of the largest and busiest stations in the network.
The Connaught Place is famous for its varied restaurants, bars and bookshops.
Delhi blasts
Connaught Place was the site of two of the five terrorist blasts that made up the 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings13 September 2008 Delhi bombings
The 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings were a series of five synchronised bomb blasts that took place within a span of few minutes on Saturday, 13 September 2008 at various locations in Delhi, India...
. Ten people were injured, police and witnesses said that the bombs went off in dustbins in and around Connaught Place. There was also one bomb blast in the Central Park near Connaught Place. Authorities also discovered two undetonated bombs in Delhi, one located at the Regal cinema complex in Connaught Place. As a response, all dustbins have been removed from the area for security reasons.
Redevelopment plans
By the late 2000s, Connaught Place may have lost its old glory but the charm of the market still works on the people. As a part of its 'Return to heritage Project', the New Delhi Municipal CouncilNew Delhi Municipal Council
New Delhi Municipal Council is the municipal corporation of the city of New Delhi, India, and the area under its administration is referred to as the NDMC area. NDMC, covering an area of 43.7 km2, is governed by a council with a chairperson appointed by the central government and includes the...
(NDMC) has prepared a plan to revamp and redevelop this proud landmark of Delhi. The plan includes provision of heritage sensitive signages, engineering improvements of roads, drainage sewerage, water supply and substations etc., development of a traffic management plan, provisions of street furniture including adequate parking, walkways etc. and enhancing the structural stability of all buildings including retrofitting for earthquake resistance. All these components have been identified based on studies conducted by various reputed agencies like SPA
SPA
SPA can refer to:* SPA , a 1990s British band-As an abbreviation:* Saddle point approximation, a term used in quantum field theory* Sales and Purchase Agreement, a legal term for selling a company...
, RITES, CMCCC, NTPAC etc. Due to the renovation work which is currently underway as a part of this project, many stores on the outer circle have lost their air-conditioning.
Films
Over the year, Connaught Place has been location many films including sequences in Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
(2003), Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Pyaar Ke Side Effects is a Bollywood movie released in September 2006. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director Saket Chaudhary. Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and...
(2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and Aisha
Aisha (film)
- Tracklist :...
(2010).
See also
Other commercial centres in Delhi metropolitan area:- Janakpuri District Centre
- Netaji Subhash Place
- Nehru PlaceNehru PlaceNehru Place is a large commercial, financial, and business center in Delhi, India. Though its importance as a financial center has declined in recent years, Nehru Place is still a prominent commercial area in South Delhi and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms and rivals with other...
- Bhikaji Cama Place
- Rajendra PlaceRajendra PlaceRajendra Place is a multi storeyed, multi-building commercial complex, located at the main Pusa Road, New Delhi, India. It is surrounded by the West Delhi areas of Rajinder Nagar and Patel Nagar. The complex hosts several restaurants and offices, and is adjacent to the Jaypee Sidharth Hotel...
- Shivaji Place
- Ghaziabad
- Karol BaghKarol BaghKarol Bagh, also spelled as Qarol Bagh , is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Delhi, India, known for its shopping streets, like the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road...
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- GurgaonGurgaonGurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
- NOIDANoidaNoida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization...