Even today, modern Kolkata remains a hotbed of contemporary politics. The civic unrest in Calcutta was coupled with the fact that the city had many geographical disadvantages.
All this led the British government to begin seeking a new capital of India. When the decision to move capitals was made, Delhi was a natural choice. Delhi had served as the political, financial, and cultural center of many past Indian empires, such as the Mughal Empire from to In , the Land Acquisition Act set aside land for the construction of a new capital in Delhi.
Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker were tasked with planning large parts of New Delhi, as this capital district came to be called. Today, New Delhi continues to serve as the capital of India. It is located inside the metropolis of Delhi and is one of nine districts that make up the NCT. New Delhi is one of the fastest-growing cities, not only in India, but in the world. As such, one of the primary challenges the district faces is overpopulation. The city is packed with cars and constantly plagued with heavy traffic jams.
The city also struggles with heavy pollution: air, water, soil, and noise. But New Delhi also has much to offer. It is a vibrant region, and is the cultural center of India. Data has been provided by organisations of the Ministry of Culture.
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Shifting of the Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was led by two major factors: Indian Councils Act of The ongoing crisis caused by the Bengal partition. Coronation Durbar of Plan of Delhi of The British took the following sites into consideration The land on the eastern bank of the Jamuna- This site was rejected because of a lack of historical affiliation and its vulnerability to frequent flooding.
The site to the north of Delhi, on the west bank of Jamuna- This was the Durbar area which was already invested on and well connected with the Indian railways. When further investigated, the committee found that land acquisition and its treatment was costly.
The ridge area was also discarded as no new buildings could be erected next to the Mutiny memorial. They believed that this area could be nothing more than a park. The western slopes of the hills in South of Delhi - This area was found to be rocky which runs out to Rohilla Sarai shutting out the view of Delhi and it had no historical significance.
The Eastern slope of the hills to the south of Delhi - This site offered an unlimited area for expansion of building properties. The committee finally selected this particular site due to its physical sanitation, aesthetics and general consideration in its favour.
This story is from February 13, It was 86 years ago on February 13 that New Delhi became the power capital of undivided India, ending a wait of 20 years. However, it was 20 years later that King George V, during his visit to India, announced that New Delhi will replace Kolkata then Calcutta as national capital.
But why! Some years ago, then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, said in a letter why the Great Britain should move its empire capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Hardinge highlighted the anomaly that the British governed India from Calcutta, an eastern extremity of its Indian properties. Hardinge argued that the rising importance of elected legislative bodies required Britain to find a more centrally located capital.
Partition of Bengal Calcutta was the literary and the commercial centre of the country. But on October 16, , the British sliced the state into two - Muslim eastern areas and Hindu western areas.
The partition, aimed at taking control of the state, under 'divide and rule' policy inflamed nationalist sentiments and lead to a call to boycott all foreign goods. Eventually, bombings and political assassinations took place in Calcutta. Since Calcutta had now become less than a hospitable place for them, the British were in a rush to leave the city. Hardinge's plan was approved by the first British monarch, King George V who announced the reunification of Bengal and decided to immediately move the Capital.
Shahajanabad old Delhi no doubt had been the capital during the Mughal era but it wasn't equipped enough to accommodate the British.
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