More – Chandigarh
About the city
The Union Territory of Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. This best planned modern city of India was planned and designed by Le corbusier, a famous French architect and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret. The charmiong town referred as the ‘pawan to the urban planning' is divided into several self-contained sectors, with its own marlet-place, hospitals, educational insitutions, worship place, gardens and open play grounds etc. Provision for a separate self-contained industrial zone at the east end of the city was made, to keep the city pollution free. Chandigarh ushered into India "the modern architectural era" and is a manifestation of the dreams and aspirations of young India. Jawahar Lal Nehry, remarked - "Let this be a new town, symbolic of the freedom of India, unfettered by the traditions of the past... an expression of the nation's faith in the future".Chandigarh, the 1st planned modern city of India designed by the French architect Le Corbusier serves as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. However this beautiful city of gardens set against the backdrop of the great Siwalik mountains, neither belong to both the states. It was constituted as a union territory on 1st November, 1966 and is administered by the Government of India. The city named after the goddess of power, Chandi Devi, is divided into various sectors and has well-laid roads lined with rows of trees and beautifully planned buildings.
