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NORTH INDIA
CHANDIGARH
 Chandigarh |
Chandigarh was intended by Le Corbusier, is the state capital of Punjab and Haryana states. The well-known French architect. Covering an area of 56 square kilometers, Chandigarh is the first `designed' city of India. The city is named after the divinity Chandi Devi, whose white - domed temple stands on the slope of a hill in the north east of Chandigarh, on the rim of the Shivalik hills. |
Altitude - 304.8 to 365.78 meters,
Climate (deg C)-Summer- Max 37, Min 23; Winter- Max 24, Min 5,
Rainfall - 111.4 cms,
Best Season - October to March.
Places Of Interest:
The Secretariat, The Assembly & High Court, Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, Govt. Museum & Art Gallery & Punjab University Complex, International Doll Museum, National Gallery of Portraits.
Excursions:
Pinjore Gardens- 25 kms, Bhima Devi Temple- 22 kms, Chattbir Zoo- 22 kms, Mansa Mandir / Chandi Mandir- 10 kms, Bhakra Nangal- 116 kms, Ponta Sahib-135 kms, Naina Devi- 110 kms.
Reach
By
Air: |
Chandigarh is well connected with Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar and Leh. |
By Rail: |
Well connected with major towns. |
By Road: |
Amritsar- 240 kms, Dehradun- 230 kms, Delhi- 248 kms, Shimla- 117 kms, Kullu- 279 kms, Bhakra- 116 kms, Kasauli- 77 kms, and Jammu- 380 kms. |
STATES OF NORTH INDIA
