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General
Information
Capital:
New Delhi. Area: 491 sq km.
Population: 9370475.
Language: Hindi, Punjabi,
Urdu, English is equally in the use.
Touring season: Oct, Nov, Feb and
March. However, winter is severe and long from Nov to early March.
Climate:
The summer season lasts
from mid-March to the end of June, with average maximum and
minimum temperatures of 36º C and 25º C. The monsoon season,
following the hot summer, continues until the end of September,
with an average rainfall of about 26 inches. The winter season
extends from late November to mid-February. The coldest month is
January, when both the mean maximum temperature and the mean
minimum temperature are at their lowest--21º C and 7º C,
respectively.
Festivals:
Republic
Day (26th January) is a big affair with marchpast, colorful
parades and floats from various states. The Beating Retreat which
marks the end of celebrations on 29th January, is a moving
ceremony with military bands playing at Vijay Chowk. The Surajkund
Crafts Fair, near Delhi, in January, is another must-visit. The
Garden Festival, a spectacular flower show is held in February. In
June, is the International Mango Festival. Other festivals
celebrated are Holi, Diwali, Baisakhi, Id, Good Friday, Christmas,
Mahavir Jayanti and others
How To
Get There:
Air:
Delhi has an extensive network of international and domestic
flights. All the major airlines in the world fly through Delhi and
it is easily accessible from anywhere in the world. Domestic air
links cover Delhi from all the major cities in the country.
Train: The Indian Railway with their modern and
organized network connects Delhi to major and minor destination in
India. There are three important railway stations in Delhi to all
major and minor destinations in India, namely New Delhi Rly.
Station, Old Delhi Rly. Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Rly.
Station. Trains run from all the parts of the country to Delhi.
For nearby places like Chandigarh, Dehradun, Gwalior, Bhopal,
Lucknow and Kanpur, the Shatabdi Express is recommended.
Bus: Delhi is well connected by road to all major
destinations in North India. The Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT)
is located at Kashmiri Gate, Sarai Kale-Khan and Anand Vihar.
Delhi Transport Corporation and Road Transport Corporations of the
neighboring States provide frequent bus services through Air
Conditioned, Deluxe and Ordinary Coaches.
Buses from all the major places in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are available for
getting to Delhi. During summer months, air-conditioned coaches
are recommended.
Airports:
Delhi
has two airports. Indira Gandhi International Airport, is 20km
away towards city in the same area. Palam is city bound Internal
Terminal Airport. Between the two shuttle coach service is in
operation. SBI is the banker of both the terminals, for hotel's
booking ITDC and serving the tourists with information is Tourist
Booth with round the clock service, besides there are other
arrangements.
Indira Gandhi links Delhi with the whole world. Flights of almost
all Airways of the World come to Delhi besides Air India. IAC,
Alliance Air, Vayudoot and such other Airlines serve from Palam to
all parts of the country.
They have Airbuses, Boeings, Dornier and other planes. From both
the terminals, Ex-Servicemen Air Link Transport Service (EATS)
brings passengers to city at cheap rate. On the way they stop on
request.
Delhi Transport Corporation's buses also bring Air passengers to
New Delhi, Delhi Jn and Kashmiri Gate bus std. Passenger bus (780)
runs from outside the Airport, Taxis (prepaid) is available.
Best
Season
For Sightseeing, the best season to visit Delhi is between October
to March. Summers in Delhi are very hot and it is not recommended
to visit it during May, June or July.
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