Dwarka Sub City
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Dwarka is a sub city, located in the South West Delhi
South West Delhi
South West Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.South West Delhi is bounded by the districts of West Delhi to the north, Central Delhi to the northeast, New Delhi and South Delhi to the east, Gurgaon District of Haryana state to the south, and...

 district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is named after the legendary Dwaraka Kingdom
Dwaraka Kingdom
In the Mahabharata, Dvārakā is the capital of the Yadus who ruled the Anarta Kingdom....

. It is a short distance away from Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon 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...

 which is a major hub for large corporations in the country and about 10 Kms away from Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...

. With the opening up of the Airport Express Line, which has been built and being managed by Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, the travel time from the Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station to Airport is expected to be about 3 minutes.

Some parts of modern day Dwarka historically came under the colony of Pappan Kalan, which are now being developed under the 'Urban Expansion Projects' of the Delhi Development Authority
Delhi Development Authority
The Delhi Development Authority was created in 1955 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act "to promote and secure the development of Delhi".-History:...

. One of the largest residential areas in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, it is supposed to have a "Zero Tolerance" policy towards common misuses of land and the transgressions of any existing laws and regulations, such as encroachments, which are frequently thought to be flouted in other parts of Delhi. It is also frequently referred to as the "Model Township" and is also thought to be the most organized and cleanest of all parts of Delhi and nearby townships.

Dwarka also boasts of some the widest and most developed road network for any colony in Delhi and nearby townships. Dwarka is also known for its higher quality and much better maintained infrastructure like roads etc. which many believe sets it apart from nearby townships.

Location

  • The sub-city is located in southwest Delhi in the vicinity of International and Domestic airports.
  • It is bounded by NH-8, Outer Ring Road, Najafgarh Road, Pankha Road, and the Rewari railway line.
  • West End, Vasant Kunj
    Vasant Kunj
    Vasant Kunj is an upmarket residential colony located in South West Delhi district of Delhi, India, on the hills of Aravali, which today has well over 100,000 residents...

    , Vikas Puri, Najafgarh
    Najafgarh
    Najafgarh is located at the outskirts of the southwestern part of New Delhi, India.It has a mixture of Rural and Urban population from New Delhi and Haryana.-Overview:...

    , Bijwasan, Palam vihar, Vasant Vihar
    Vasant Vihar
    Vasant Vihar is an up-market neighborhood located in the South West Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi, which houses many diplomatic missions of foreign countries ....

    , Janakpuri
    Janakpuri
    Janakpuri is a major residential colony in West Delhi, India. It is divided into four major blocks namely A,B,C and D which are then divided into sub-blocks e.g. A1, A2, A3, B, C1, C-2, C-2, C-3, C-4-A and so on...

     residential areas and Delhi cantonment are the other major surrounding areas in west/south west Delhi.
  • It is at a short distance from Gurgaon
    Gurgaon
    Gurgaon 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...

    .
  • A Second Diplomatic enclave, to be developed as part of Dwarka Phase 2 in the near future.

Accessibility

  • Dwarka has a robust and well connected road network built to modern specifications to each of its sectors and adjoining areas.
  • The sub city is well connected by metro rail with the city center and other major parts of the city by MRTS. There are a total of 8 metro stations in Dwarka
  • Connected to Indira Gandhi International Airport
    Indira Gandhi International Airport
    Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...

     Terminal 3 via Sector 21 Station interchange with the Airport Express Line.
  • The sub city is now connected through metro rail to Noida (UP) and Anand Vihar.
  • The sub city will be connected to the mother city by 4 major roads from all directions.
  • If entering from the north, a 45 meter wide road connecting Pankha Road partly by covering Palam drain. Work was completed and the road opened for the public in 2007.
  • If entering from the west, a 60 meter wide road connecting Najafgarh
    Najafgarh
    Najafgarh is located at the outskirts of the southwestern part of New Delhi, India.It has a mixture of Rural and Urban population from New Delhi and Haryana.-Overview:...

     Road is constructed.
  • If entering from the east, a 45 meter wide road through Cantonment area with a fly-over near Palam. The fly over and road were opened for the public in 2006.
  • If entering from the southeast, a 60 meter wide road from NH-8 (with a rail underpass). The road was already constructed.
  • A special metro line known as the Airport Express line will also connect Dwarka to the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
  • Dwarka is expected to be connected to Gurgaon by metro in the near future due to its close proximity to the NCR town.

Population and area

  1. Population - 1,100,000
  2. Total area - 5648 ha.
  3. Area (Phase - I) - 1964 ha.
  4. Area (Phase - II) - 1996 ha.
  5. Existing built up - 1688 ha.
  6. Dwarka project is planned with 29 sectors.
  7. The land use distribution of Dwarka follows a distinct hierarchical pattern from sub-city level to sector level. The land use distribution is as under:

Housing

  • The sub-city provides housing for about 500,000 families. Many of these families have not yet been able to move into their flats because of impending court orders which have so far failed to give relief to the thousands of people who are still stranded as a result of a C.G.H.S scam. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Delhi has issued a list of 48 societies(CGHS) cleared for allotment. Recently another list of 57 societies(CGHS) have been cleared by Delhi High Court, however their allotment process may take some time.

The affected members of this scam have formulated an association called Association of Cooperative Affected Members (AOCAM) to fight for expediting the flat allotment process for these societies.

During last week of May, 2009 RCS/Secretary cooperative department of Delhi Government has asked for advise on allotment process for the 57 societies from Law department of Delhi Government specially with respect of charge sheeted members and those who have contested CBI charge sheet. Law department had provided the response in the month of October'2009. Subsequent to that the allotment of flats to cooperative members is still held up. RCS department has posted a public notice for 57 societies to submit their documents in October'09. Most of the societies from among 57 societies have already submitted their documents but RCS has not scrutinized nor forwarded the same to Chopra committee.

During the first week of 2010 about 11 Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) in Dwarka conducted self-allotment and began moving into their new flats, the Delhi government has written to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) asking the agency to evict them and termed the allotment 'illegal'.

Delhi Chief Minister Ms Sheela Dixit intervened on the same and conducted a workshop with Regaisrar Office and CGHS members to expedite the process of allotment in the month of Feb 2010. The Registrar of Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) has agreed to provide a single window of operation to reduce corruption and to expedite the allotment.

The RCS website has started posting the status of 57 CGHS for document scrutiny and completion. It seems the documents have not been returned by CBI to RCS office in many cases and DDA has created some legal obstructions relating to parking norms that prevents many CGHS getting a Completion Certificate (CC) or Provisional Occupancy certificate (POC).

Allotment process still remains in abeyance with RCS/cooperative department of Delhi Government, till that time about 6000 families which are part of these 57 societies will continue to suffer by living in rented homes and paying EMI for the loan for these apartments.

Consolidated statement status of the 57 societies as on Feb 2010 to facilitate one and all have a quick look. Out of 57 Societies, a majority of 36 societies have not yet received POC/CC. There are seven societies, which have undergone self-draw. Records of 20 societies from the CBI are yet to be received. 46 societies records are still under scrutiny.

57 societies have a total number of 5176 members (except LORDS CGHS LTD for which freeze number of members are not available). If these 5176 members pay an average property tax of Rs. 10000/- per year, the Govt gets Rs. 51760000/- p a and its citizens pay an average rent of Rs. 15000/- p m, aggregating to Rs. 931680000/- p a. Which means a loss of Rs. 6 Crore p.a to the State and Rs. 93 Crores to the Citizens pocket.

No concrete action was taken by Delhi government to resolve the apathy of the suffering members of the 48+57 cooperative societies, the CGHS members for about 6 societies again in the month of June, 2010 conducted self draw. Angered over the self draw of lots, Cooperative Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan said government will also cancel water and power connection to the flats and ask police to take strict action against the societies involved in the self draw.
  • Co-operative Group housing forms a major component of housing type in Dwarka.
  • DDA Expendable Independent Houses are also in PKT-III Bindapur Dwarka.

Residential sector

  • Each of the residential sectors has been envisaged to be self contained communities and has been designed for a population of about 30,000 each.
  • Area of each sector is about 81 ha. (900 m x 900 m)
  • Each sector is bounded on all sides by arterial roads of 45 m and 60 m.wide
  • From arterial roads only 4 entries have been taken into the sector at a minimum distance of 450 m.
  • A network of cycle tracks and pedestrian pathways has been proposed within each sector which link the housing clusters and their facilities within each sector.
  • Sector 16b and 17a are the new booming areas within the sub city as the areas has seen various universities being established in recent times.
  • DWARKA FORUM (Regd) a forum which connects a large number of residents, RWA representatives and CGHS Representatives play very crucial roles. Issues are discussed threadbare and find solution through representation and RTI.
  • DWARKA SUBCITY also has Expendable DDA Independent Houses in PKT-III Bindapur Dwarka.

Hotels

  • Emporio Hotel & Resort, Dwarka (Earlier Wyndham Hotel)(11 story 5 star Hotel with Nightclub and restaurants)
  • Radisson Blu, Sector 13
  • Vivanta by Taj (upcoming)
  • Shalum Bed and Breakfast
  • Hotel Royal Star

Social infrastructure

The sub-city has been planned for an environment of convenience which contains essential facilities and services at different levels namely health, education, safety and security, cultural, and communication etc.

Malls

  • Pinnacle Mall Ramada Hotel, Dwarka
  • Vardhaman Star City Shopping Malls
  • Eros Metro Mall (Planned)

Education

Dwarka is home to top engineering and law schools like Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology , New Delhi , formerly known as Delhi Institute of Technology, is a premier engineering college in New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous institution of the Government of NCT of Delhi...

 and National Law University.
  • Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
    Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
    Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology , New Delhi , formerly known as Delhi Institute of Technology, is a premier engineering college in New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous institution of the Government of NCT of Delhi...

    (NSIT), New Delhi
    New Delhi
    New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

  • National Law University, Delhi
    National Law University, Delhi
    National Law University, Delhi , abbreviated to NLUD is a specialised law university offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is situated in Sector- 14, Dwarka, New Delhi, India...

  • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is a public, professional university located in Delhi, India...

  • Ambedkar University, Delhi
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
  • Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi
  • Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR)
  • Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
    Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
    Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi is an autonomous university in Delhi, India. It was founded as a State University by an act of Delhi Government in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi...

    , Delhi (IIIT-D)
  • MBS School of Planning and Architecture
  • Trinity Institute of Professional Studies
  • Era Business School
  • Bhaskracharya College Of Applied Sciences DU

Sports and Recreation

  • FIFA India has its headquarters in Dwarka
  • Planned Eco-friendly amusement park

Transport

  • The Dwarka Metro Airport Express line which has been built at a cost of 4,000 crore cuts travel time between Dwarka and the Airport to about 3 minutes traveling at a speed of 135 KM/hr.
  • Metro based system is the major mover of the people within core area.
  • 10 Metro stations in the Dwarka sub-city.
  • Inter-state-bus terminal(I.S.B.T) is operating near Sector 23.
  • The basic road network has been planned both to supplement and compliment the metro based system.
  • Cycle tracks and pedestrian pathways passing through green areas have been proposed.
  • Major DTC Bus Routes operating in and out of Dwarka are 578, 764, 718, 721, 724E, 727, 737, 752, 761, 778, 801, 887, RL-75, RL-77A,RL-77E, RL-79,etc. In addition to this there are other DTC Buses operating with lower frequencies.
  • Two new DTC Bus Depot in Sector 2 and Sector 8 are now open and fully operational.
  • Delhi Metro Train will pass from Dabri and Palam in dwarka to reach Noida.

Northern Peripheral Road

Northern Peripheral Road road is being developed under the public private partnership (PPP) model. This stretch will connect Dwarka
Dwarka
Dwarka also spelled Dvarka, Dwaraka, and Dvaraka, is a city and a municipality of Jamnagar district in the Gujarat state in India. Dwarka , also known as Dwarawati in Sanskrit literature is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country...

 with National Highway 8 at Kherki Dhaula and will pass Pataudi
Pataudi
Pataudi is a town in Gurgaon district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located from Gurgaon, at the foot hills of the Aravali hills.Pataudi was the seat of Pataudi State which was ruled by the Nawabs of Pataudi. The 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, played cricket for both England and...

 Road. The NPR stretch has been planned as an alternate link road between Delhi and Gurgaon, and is expected to ease the traffic situation on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. The road will also provide connectivity to the much-touted Reliance-HSIIDC SEZ besides the Garhi Harsaru dry depot.

Much like 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...

, Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon 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...

 too will have a BRT corridor to decongest traffic on the Northern Peripheral Road .In several sections, the NPR will have provisions for the Bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor to ensure smooth flow. The road will be fully developed in march 2012.

Healthcare

1. Artemis Medical Center, by Artemis Health Institute, a multi specialty hospital in Gurgaon. This Centre will offer an entire spectrum of services from out patient (OPD) and consultations with experts from various specialties like Oncology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Reproductive Medicine, Neurology, Nephrology/ Urology. Other services include Pathology lab, a 24-hour pharmacy & ambulance services.

2. Aarogya Medical Center-
Multi Specialty Clinic for Diabetes, Thyroid, Kidney, Heart and Cholesterol problems.

3. Auyushman Hospitalsector 12 ayushman chowk

4. Bensups- Multi specialty nursing home, sector 12 go straight from ayushman chowk & take right turn from the next cut
5.HEAR SAY,ENT CLINIC,101,Krishna plaza market,sector 10,dwarka,new delhi.110075.

Upcoming projects

The upcoming projects in Dwarka include:
  • Uppal Winter hills
  • Vivanta by Taj Hotels group
  • India Habitat Centre being constructed by DLF
  • 170 Acre international standard Golf Course
  • India's first Science and Technology Park, NSIT Campus
  • Eros Metro Mall, sector 14
  • New Delhi's second diplomatic enclave after Chanakya Puri to come up are in Sectors 26 to 29. The diplomatic enclave will house embassies of at least 39 nations.
  • 7 Sports Complexes have been planned in the sub city, of which 1 has been constructed by DDA and is fully functional.
  • India's largest Exhibition and Convention Center to be built by DLF in Sector 24
  • Rockland Hospital Sector 10

See also

  • Dwarka Football Club
    Dwarka FC
    Dwarka Football Club is a Delhi 'A' division professional football club, based out at sector 19, Dwarka, South-West District, New Delhi, INDIA. The location of the ground is strategically the best one can have, next to Football House...

  • ExattoSoft
  • Dwarka Business Directory

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