Dwarka, Delhi | |
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  Dwarka, Delhi Location in India | |
| Coordinates:28°35′4.278″N77°02′57.044″E / 28.58452167°N 77.04917889°E /28.58452167; 77.04917889 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South West Delhi |
| Named after | Dwarka |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Members of the Legislative Assembly | Vinay Mishra, MLA-Dwarka Gulab Singh, MLA-Matiala |
| • District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner | Rahul Singh,IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.48 km2 (21.81 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,200,000 |
| • Density | 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110075, 110077, 110078 |
| Nearest city | Gurugram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | West Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dwarka/Matiyala (Different sectors fall in different constituencies) |
| Civic agency | DDA |
Dwarka[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood located in Southwestern edge of Indian CapitalNew Delhi inSouth West Delhi district of theNCT of Delhi. Thedistrict court thatfunctions under the Delhi High Court forSouth West Delhi is located in Dwarka.
The sub-city is close toIndira Gandhi International Airport and the Millennium City of Gurugram in Haryana in the NCR region. It is among the largest sub-cities in Asia. Dwarka is organized into sectors and mainly hasCooperative Group Housing Societies as residential options. It is one of the most sought-after residential areas inDelhi.[4][5] The sub-city also has the largest rooftop solar plant in theUnion territory of Delhi.[6][7]
In January 2017, theCabinet of India approved Dwarka to be the secondDiplomatic Enclave[2][3] for 39 countries on 34 hectares,[8] afterChanakyapuri.[8][9][10] In 2016, theCabinet of India, chaired byPM Narendra Modi, approved 89.72 hectares of land for an Exhibition-cumConvention centre,[11][12] estimated to cost₹260 billion (US$3.0 billion).[13]
Dwarka is being developed as asmart city underDelhi Development Authority's ‘smart sub-city’ project.[14]Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency) andMatiala (Delhi Assembly constituency) both represent Dwarka sub-city and are one of the70 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Delhi.
Dwarka is named after the legendaryDwaraka kingdom. It is a short distance away fromGurgaon which is a major hub for large national and multinational corporations in the country and about 10 km away fromIndira Gandhi International Airport. With the opening up of the Airport Express Line in 2011,[15] the travel time from the Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station to Airport was reduced to less than10 minutes.
Some parts of modern-day Dwarka historically came under the colony ofPappankalan, which are now being developed under the 'Urban Expansion Projects' of theDelhi Development Authority.[16]
Dwarka Baoli (also known as Loharehri Baoli) is a historicalstepwell recently discovered inDwarka Sub City, in South West Delhi, India. An elaborate conservation project by the India National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) for the Lodi-era baoli was completed recently. It was constructed for the residents of Loharehri village by the Sultans of theLodi Dynasty in the early 16th century.Dwarka now stands where the Loharehri village once stood.
In 2019,Minister of Home AffairsRajnath Singh inaugurated India's first[17] National Cyber Forensic Lab which is part of theNational Cyber Coordination Centre and Cyber Protection Awareness and Detection Center (Cypad) ofDelhi Police in Dwarka. TheElection Commission of India has establishedIndia International Institute of Democracy and Election Management campus in Dwarka. TheNational Highways Authority of India headquarters, an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1988, is located in Dwarka.
TheMinistry of External Affairs owns the MEA Housing Complex in Dwarka, which houses its officials and diplomats. TheGovernment of Delhi has approved the construction of Indira Gandhi Hospital, a super-specialty hospital in Dwarka, which will cost₹850 crore (US$97 million) and will be spread over 24 acres, to be operational from the year 2020.[18] ThePunjab National Bank opened its new corporate head office in Dwarka in 2018.
In 2020, Manipur Bhavan is being built in Dwarka byGovernment of Manipur.[19] In 2021, as per media reportsGovernment of Bihar built Bihar Sadan in Dwarka.
It is part of theDwarka, Delhi Assembly constituency.Vinay Mishra ofAam Aadmi Party is theMLA since 2015.
A study published in Nature Scientific Reports[20] reports that land is sinking down in Delhi due to groundwater overpumping.
Delhi Development Authority is currently planning to establishBharat Vandana Park,[21] to be spread over 220 acres in sector 20.[22]
Dwarka is home to a sports complex (DDA Sports Complex) in Sector 11 with facilities such as Tennis (Clay and hard Courts), Badminton (including a covered Badminton Hall), Table Tennis, Billiards / Snooker / Pool, Basket Ball, Volleyball, Jogging Track, Cricket, Cricket Practice Pitches, Multigym, Skating, Snack Bar, pro Shop, Tennis Practice wall, Squash, Children's Park, Yoga, Karate, and Swimming Pool with Toddler Pool.The Delhi Development Authority is planning to create an 18-hole state-of-the-art golf course over an area of 173 acres in Sector 24.[23][24][25][26]
Currently, the Dwarka Sub-City (Sector 1 to 29) is divided into 5 MCD Wards: 135 - Kakraula, 136 - Matiala, 141 - Bijwasan, 145 - Palam, and 147 - Mahavir Enclave. Dwarka is divided into three Assembly Constituencies i.e. AC-34 Matiala, AC-36 Bijwasan, AC-37 Palam. It is also divided into two parliamentary constituencies, West Delhi and South Delhi. The area of Dwarka Sub-city as per DDA records is 5648 Hectares. The population density is around 160–200 per H A. Road length in Dwarka is 396 km.
The irregularity in transportation of garbage[27] and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation failing to clean Dwarka,[28] has recently caused the sub-city to face a severe sanitation crisis.[27] TheDelhi High Court has been looking into the issue of lack of sanitation and cleaning in Dwarka since 2014.[29][30] Civic agencies such as DDA and the municipal corporation have blamed Dwarka filth on ‘lack of civic sense’.[31]
In February 2020,Delhi High Court directedSouth Delhi Municipal Corporation and DDA to provide a healthy and safe environment to residents of the sub-city.[32]
Two new police districts were proposed in 2016 to increase security.[33] Dwarka sub-city, which earlier came under one police station, has been now split up between three police stations – Dwarka North, Dwarka South and Dwarka West.
Dwarka sub-city is emerging as a cultural hub of southwest Delhi. Different music and dance clubs are present. Shopping centres have come up in the five-star hotels and another one next to the Sector 12 metro station, which hosts a few eateries and places to hang out.
In 2019, Vegas Mall, a commercial complex, was inaugurated. It consists of a shopping mall, movie theatre, corporate offices and various restaurants spread over an area of 7 acres. The architecture of Vegas Mall was designed by Bentel Associates International, Johannesburg, SA.[34]
In 2018, Pacific India was selected to develop a₹1 billion (US$11 million) shopping mall and multi-level car parking at the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station.[35]
DDA has implemented a unique Mixed Land Use (MLU) concept in Dwarka. Most of the DDA housing clusters in Dwarka have commercial buildings nearby. In many sectors, approximately 80% of a plot is used for residential flats and the remaining 20% for commercial use. This unique MLU concept is convenient for the occupants of Dwarka DDA flats, as they get shopping, dining, and grocery shopping facilities nearby.[citation needed]
The sub-city has been planned for an environment of convenience containing essential facilities and services at different levels—mainly health, education, hotel, safety and security, cultural, and communication, etc. Two malls recently opened, one at the Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station and another near the Dwarka Sector 14 Metro Station.
The sub-city is well-equipped with multiple elementary and higher secondary schools.
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi is planning a new campus in Dwarka and will build hostels for students and residential quarters for staff members.[36]
National Law University, Delhi andNetaji Subhas University of Technology are located in Dwarka.Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has its main campus in Dwarka Sector 16-C, housing theUniversity School of Law and Legal Studies andUniversity School of Management Studies, among others. The university has around 120 affiliated colleges in the NCR.
Engineering and law institutes in Dwarka includeBhaskaracahrya College of Applied Sciences, University School of Chemical Technology, (GGSIPU)University School of Information, Communication and Technology (GGSIPU),Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College,[37][38]Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, andNational Law University, Delhi.
