Okhla
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Okhla | |
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 Night view of Zakir Nagar, a residential area located in Okhla | |
  Okhla Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates:28°34′N77°17′E/ 28.567°N 77.283°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South East Delhi |
| Named for | Okhla Village |
| Government | |
| •MLA | Amanatullah Khan(Aam Aadmi Party) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| • Additional official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 110025 |
| Vehicle registration | DL |
| Planningagency | MCD |
Okhlais anurbanneighbourhood located near theOkhla barragein theSouth East Delhidistrict ofDelhinear the border between Delhi andUttar Pradesh.Okhla has lent its name to the nearby planned township ofNew Okhla Industrial Development AuthorityorNOIDA.Okhla is also anassembly constituency.[2]
About
[edit]Okhla is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Delhi near the bank ofYamuna River.This can be judged from the making of Okhla canal (Agra Canal) by theBritishin 1874, presently known as Okhla Head.
History
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TheOkhla barrageis abarragethat was developed by the British. It is also the starting point of theAgra Canalbuilt in 1874. Today it is also the location of theOkhla Bird Sanctuary,and further down the canal towardsAgra,theKeetham LakeNational Bird Sanctuary.
The present campus ofJamia Millia Islamia,a central university was established here in 1925. TheOkhla Mandiis an importantwholesale market in Delhi.Several services are nearby, including theNSIC,IIIT Delhi,Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College,Meera Bai Institute of Technology,Kalkaji Temple,Lotus Temple,Okhla Vihar,Okhla railway station,and the Okhla Water Works.
Okhla Industrial Estate
[edit]Okhla Industrial Estate, an industrial domain of New Delhi in South Delhi was established by National Small Industries Corporation and was one of the 12 such estates being developed across India to encourage small industries. Construction work at the site began in 1952 and it was finally inaugurated in 1958,[3][4]and in time became synonymous to growth of small scale industries in region. Today it is divided in three phases.[5]
Extension of Okhla
[edit]Apart from the Industrial Estate, Okhla also has an extension of several residential areas which includes Zakir Nagar, Batla House, Jogabai Extension, Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla Head, Jamia Nagar,Shaheen Bagh,Okhla Vihar,Johri Farm, Noor Nagar, Gaffar Manzil, Haji Colony, etc. This includes the colonies situated on the bank of the riverYamuna.
Phases
[edit]Okhla Industrial Estate Phase I and Phase IIis one of the 28 industrial areas of Delhi, as per the Master Plan of 2001. Revenue earners from this base include ready-made garment exporters and leather garment exporters, besides other segments of the industry such as pharmaceutical manufacturing units, plastic and packaging industries, printing presses, machinery manufacturers, call centers, MNCs Office, Bank, and others.
Okhla Industrial Estate Phase IIIspreads over 110 acres (0.45 km2) and is a modest industrial foundation laid out by the British architect Mr. Walter George, who was famous for the planning and construction of Parliament House, North, and South Blocks.
MNCs, Call centers, BPO, Showrooms, and Media Groups are actively operational in the area.
Overview
[edit]The whole industrial area was named after the main Okhla Village, inSouth Delhi.Nearby areas have now extensively grown into neighbourhoods like Jogabai extension, Batla House,Okhla Vihar,Zakir Nagar, Jamia Nagar, Abul Fazal Enclave,Shaheen Bagh,Kalindi Colony, andKalindi Kunj.
The Okhla neighbourhood has a high density ofMuslimpopulation, and show high linguistic literacy rate.[6]It is a state assembly constituency, part of theEast Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.
Neighbourhoods
[edit]East of Kailash,New Friends Colony,Nehru Place,Kalkaji,Abul Fazal Enclave, Sukhdev Vihar,Greater Kailash,Govindpuri,Sriniwaspuri,Tuglaqabad,Sarita Vihar,Jasola,Shaheen Bagh,Jaitpur,Madanpur,Badarpur,Zakir Nagar,Okhla Vihar,Ghaffar Manzil Colony, Haji colony, Ishwar Nagar and Harkesh Nagar are the surrounding areas.
Wildlife sanctuaries
[edit]Okhla Bird Sanctuaryis a nearby Bird Park and Wildlife Sanctuary located in Noida, where during the month of September thousands of migratory birds including shovellers, pintail, common teal, gadwall, and blue-winged teal visit the area every year.
Hospitals
[edit]There are many hospitals in the area, includingIndraprastha Apollo Hospital,Al-Shifa, Cribbs, Holy Family Hospital,Fortis Escorts,and other small hospitals and clinics.
Hygiene
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Civic hygiene has been a concern in Okhla and people struggle with overflowing garbage. The overused landfills in the area have been termed as dark spots.[7]New Indian Express, in a July 2021 report stated, "The 22km stretch ofYamunafrom Wazirabad to Okhla in Delhi, which is less than two per cent of the river length, accounts for about 80 per cent of the pollution in the river. "[8]
Connectivity
[edit]Okhla is well connected via roadways and railways and is not too far away from theIGI Airport.Business districts such asNehru Place,Connaught PlaceandLajpat Nagarare considerably close resulting in good access to public services.
Okhla is also connected to the Delhi MetroMagenta Line Network-Jasola Vihar-Shaheen Bagh,Okhla Vihar,Jamia Millia IslamiaandSukhdev Vihar.
Delhi Transport Corporationbuses via various Bus stops and terminus are operating from Okhla.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Official Language Act 2000"(PDF).Government of Delhi. 2 July 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 March 2016.Retrieved17 July2015.
- ^"Constituencies | District Magistrate South East | India".dmsoutheast.delhi.gov.in.Retrieved11 January2024.
- ^Jain, L. C. (1998).The city of hope: the Faridabad story.Concept Publishing Company. p. 100.ISBN81-7022-748-8.
- ^Prasad, Rajendra(1995).Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents, Vol. 6.Allied Publishers.ISBN81-7023-002-0.
March 21, 1958
- ^Bandyopadhyaya, Kalyani (1969).Industrialization through industrial estates: a pattern of economic decentralization.Bookland. p. 94.
- ^Ahmad, Aijazuddin; Hamdard Education Society (1993).Muslims in India: National capital territory of Delhi.Inter-India Publications. pp. 111–112.ISBN81-210-0346-6.
- ^Sharma, Vibha (17 May 2024)."What a waste! Delhi voters question".Times of India.
- ^"Yamuna not fit for bathing, says govt report".New Indian Express.27 July 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Ram, Paras (1967).A study of the export potential of Okhla industrial estate.Indian Institute of Foreign Trade.