Article Details
  << View List
   
 

Delhi's 100 year-old tryst with jams

   

Delhi's 100-year-old tryst with jams                                                              

NEW DELHI: In the Delhi of 1930s, the traffic on roads comprised a few cars, tongas, bullock carts, horse-drawn carriages, palanquins, beasts of burden and large number of pedestrians. However, despite the wide roads built for the new Capital, traffic manage¬ment was a huge issue in the city even then.

In 1925, the traffic scene in Delhi forced D Petrie, the then Director of Intelligence Bureau to write an angry letter to the Chief Commissioner of Delhi, ER Abbott. "The traffic arrangements in the Capital are very bad and

a whole time, self contained depart¬ment is required to manage it," he says in the letter. Petrie also mentions that despite similar traffic in Bombay, the situation there was much better. Some things never change!

In the National Archives of India, many documents dating to 1920s can be found stating 'complaints regarding traffic arrangements in Delhi are not uncommon and control is unsatisfactory1. The situation became worse during the annual session of Chamber of Princes that were held in New Delhi. Hundreds of royals from different

princely states of India would converge in the Capital, each with a cavalcade of fancy cars vying with each other for attention.                                                                                

The princes would stay in their respective houses, located around the All-India War Memorial (India Gate) and the roads in the area would become dangerous, thanks to their recklessly driven cars. Another problem was the vehicles belonging to army generals on the city roads. With the situation going out of control, a traffic department under a Superintendent of Police was finally formed by 1927.

   
1   Townships become increasingly popular amongst home buyers ( Architects )

2   Green And Intelligent Construction ( Architects )
  Green And Intelligent Construction Parisa Esmaeili Moakher Research Graduate ME (Construction & Management) Dr S.S.Pimplikar Professor & Head-Civil Department MIT- Pune

3   Exploring prefabricated construction ( Architects )
  Sander refers to the designs as "part pre-fab, all customTM." Prefabricated steel components become the main frame around which a home can be closely customised for the person and purpose that will inhabit it. Sander approaches projects with a desire to find a balance between poetry and pragmatics, ...

4   Architect of glory ( Architects )
  Recently, Penguin India has sewed up a collection of essays, spanning 50 years, into a book, A Place in the Shade. From Moghul architecture to that of Corbusier's and Lutyens', from binding the Parthenon with the Sanchi stupa in a common cord to finding the presence of the invisible in traditional m ...

5   The Invisible Scaffolding ( Architects )
  Mathew and Ghosh Architects (MGA), winners of the national competition to design Freedom Park, are displaying patience and unerring taste. Two of the most accomplished architects in the country, 39-year-old Nisha Mathew and 41-year-old Soumitro Ghosh graduated from the School of Architecture, CEPT i ...

6   Supertech: High on Architectural Excellence ( Architects )
  North Eye will have 60 floors with a swimming pool called the "Infinity Pool� on the top (60th floor). It will also have an open-air restaurant for the finest dining experience, a uniquely designed Helipad for the frequent urban fliers and an observatory which is equipped with real, high-end ...

7   174 Crore proposed for Master Plan for National Zoological Park ( Architects )
  The National Zoological Park, is spread in 176 acre green lung, in the heart of the city & is popularly known as the Delhi zoo amongst city residents will have new Master Plan. It has 1,300 animals, including 100 species of animals, birds and reptiles, the zoo was designed in the 'most modern' way a ...

8   Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor a mega infrastructure project of USD 90 billion ( Architects )
  Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a mega infrastructure project of USD 90 billion. The government will provide Rs 500 crore per year per industrial city to the fund for the next five years beginning 2012-13, as grant for the creation of capital assets for catalysing the development of these cities ...

9   School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) most sought after college of architecture in country ( Architects )
  SPA is the most sought-after college for architecture in the country. The college has three campuses in Delhi with boarding facility for most of its outstation students.

10   Market Study of Indian Retail Market ( Architects )
  India is today is amonst the fastest growing economies in world & is one of the first nations to emerge from the global financial crisis of 2007. Mall developers and operators are getting wiser & are evolving in their approach. New theme based projects with innovative design, management and location ...


 
 
Related Articles
 
  Foundation of building
  It is always convenient to work if some line-and-level pillars, popularly called burjis, are created ...

  Right selection of bamboo for structures
  Since 2006, architect Gourav Sharma has worked closely with NMBA (National Mission on Bamboo Applica ...

  1911 Delhi was made capital by King George V
  After Delhi was declared the new Capital of India in December 1911 by King George V at the Delhi Dur ...

  174 Crore proposed for Master Plan for National Zoological Park
  The National Zoological Park, is spread in 176 acre green lung, in the heart of the city & is popula ...

  Mecca of Buddhists Says no to $3 bn mega-project at Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha
  Mecca for Buddhist Says no to $3 bn mega-project at Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha

  Lessons to be learnt from Chandigarh for Green Architecture
  The study of Chandigarh, built on modern architecture concepts, will yield valuable lessons for new ...

  Poetic capital of Persia 02 Oct 2011  
  The oasis town of Shiraz is the quintessential Persian city full of music, art and architecture. It ...