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About Chandigarh
 Chandigarh, the dream city of India's first Prime Minister, Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, was planned by the famous French architect Le Corbusier. Picturesquely located at the foothills of Shivaliks, it is known as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in the twentieth century in India. The City's dynamic architechture is reflected in its Open hand symbol which symbolizes its openess to give & receive.
Chandigarh is unique, because it is the capital of two state governments, Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is a planned city, with a high standard of civic amenities and ranks first in India in the Human Development Index, quality of life and e-readiness.
Right from the day the foundation of the city was laid in 1952, the Chandigarh Administration has been successful in transforming this city into a world class city, which can be depicted by the following Fact File:
1. Number 1 in the country in terms of Human Development Index
2. Chandigarh has been rated as the “Wealthiest Town” of India. In terms of family wealth, it was rated as the sixth most prosperous city.
3. Good Governance- A compact, efficient Administration having Quick Decision making system
4. Bank Deposits- USD 4 billion with 227 branches
5. Education: Seat of the prestigious Panjab University from where 145 Ph.D pass out in various disciplines, with Two prestigious Engineering Colleges with 400 Engineers passing out every year. PGI ME&R- Prestigious Medical
6. Research Institute of the country is situated in this city. Apart from various Colleges in the Science, Commerce and Humanities fields, One Architecture College and one College of Fine Arts add to the high value education institutes in the city.
7. Health: 5 Big Govt. Hospitals in the City; PGI, General Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, General Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32; One Hospital each in the field of Homeopathy & Ayurveda. Apart from these, there are various other Hospitals in the private sector.
8. Research Institutes: IMTECH, CSIO, NIPER all add to the value added Research facilities provided by the city.
You can get more details on Chandigarh at http://www.chandigarh.nic.in
Economy
Chandigarh’s economy is changing in character as the knowledge revolution sweeps the country. In the last decade, the traditional industrial activity along with activities relating to the services sector has seen a rapid increase.
Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park has been conceived with an idea of creating employment and it is expected that once RGCTP is completed more than 30000 professionals would be working here. Already 7500 professionals are working in RGCTP at present. As a natural corollary to creation of a single job in the IT sector, 3 other indirect jobs per one job in IT sector are created and as such 22500 jobs were created indirectly. Big names like IBM Daksh, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, eSys , Net Solutions, Virsa Systems, etc have already starting functioning and other majors like Wipro & Bharti Airtel will join soon. Once completed, the RGCTP will bring in an investment of Rs. 5000 crores, apart from bringing in more than 30000 professionals.
Climate
Chandigarh falls under Koeppen's CWG category i.e. it has cold dry winter, hot summer and sub tropical monsoon. The area experiences four seasons : (i) Summer or hot season (mid-March to Mid-June) (ii) Rainy season (late-June to mid-September); (iii) Post monsoon autumn/transition season (mid September to mid- November); (iv) Winter (mid November to mid-March). The dry spell of summer is long but with the occasional drizzles or thunder storms. Southwest monsoons with high intensity showers commence in late June. The weather at this time is hot and humid. January is the coldest month with mean maximum and minimum temperatures being around 23oC and 3.6oC respectively. Winds are generally light and blow from northwest to southeast direction with exception of easterly to southeasterly winds that blow on some days during the summer season.
Chandigarh, IND
Updated 10 March 2010 02:30
Clear | 16°C | High: 28°C
Low: 15°C
Wind: 2 kph
Humidity: 89%
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