| Union Territories of India - Chandigarh |
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| Chandigarh , the union territory of India, was born out of the partition of the country. Chandigarh was created to serve the capital city of for Punjab. Chandigarh thrives as a palpable city of half a million people proud of themselves and their duty. Chandigarh was born in 1950. Chandigarh is cleanest and the healthiest city in India. Chandigarh is famous now as a very modern town along with 50 sectors. Despite Chandigarh's infrastructural and aesthetic shortcomings, its inhabitants are very proud of their capital which is cleaner, greener, and more affluent than other Indian cities. Chandigarh's rock garden claims to be the second most tourist visited site after the Taj Mahal, and the local cuisine is deliciously rich and spicy. | |||||||||||||||
| Chandigarh at a Glance --- | |||||||||||||||
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| By Air: Chandigarh is
connected to Delhi (daily) and Amritsar (bi-weekly) by flights of Indian
Airlines. There is also a weekly flight to Leh from Chandigarh. Jet Airways
has daily flights to Chandigarh from Delhi. By Rail: The railway station is 7 km away from the city center. It is well connected to the major cities of India like Delhi (238 km), Bikaner (575 km), and Jodhpur (827 km). By Road: Chandigarh is well connected by road to almost every small and big town in northern India. Frequent buses ply from Chandigarh to Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and even Rajasthan. |
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