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Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat State, India. It is one of the three planned cities of India. Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Gandhinagar District.

History

In 1960, the Indian state of Bombay was split into two states — Maharashtra and Gujarat. Ahmedabad was selected to be the first capital of Gujarat. It was proposed that a new capital city be constructed for the state on the lines of the other two planned cities of India — Chandigarh and Bhubaneshwar. Initial plans were to commission the renowned American architect Louis Kahn to build the city to rival Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh. But the plans were canceled due to pressure to make the new city an Indian enterprise.

So the charge of making the new city was given to Indian architects H. K. Mewada and Prakash M. Apte. Both had worked as apprentices during the construction of Chandigarh. The new city was constructed as per their plan and was named Gandhinagar after Mahatma Gandhi, a Gujarati himself. First stone of foundation was laid in 1965. The capital was shifted from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar in 1971.

The new city is spread on the banks of the Sabarmati river. The main city is designed on the west bank of the river on 42.9 km² of land. The site is gently sloping, from north-east to south-west. Gandhinagar comprises thirty sectors & Nearest Villages. It is a highly structured city and has a highly ordered street grid – comprising blocks that are divided by two types of streets, similar to U.S. avenues and streets. Gandhinagar has “letter roads” (K, KH, G, GH, CH, CHH & JA) and “number roads” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7). The letter roads run parallel across the city perpendicular to the number roads. The number and letter roads intersect each other forming a grid; each block or square in the grid is given a sector number. Each intersection is marked by signal names such as CH1, CH2, CH3 or JA1,JA2.

Geography

Gandhinagar is located at 23°13′N 72°41′E / 23.22°N 72.68°E / 23.22; 72.68.^[1] It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet). The city sits on the banks of the River Sabarmati, in north-central Gujarat. It spans an area of 205 km² (79.15 square miles). The Sabarmati frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water.

Climate

Gandhinagar has a tropical wet and dry climate with three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is dry. The weather is hot through the months of March to June when the maximum temperature stays in the range of 36 °C (97 °F) and 42 °C (108 °F), and the minimum in the range of 19 °C (66 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F). From November to February, the average maximum temperature is around 29 °C (85 °F), the average minimum is 14 °C (57 °F), and the climate is extremely dry. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September.^[2] The average annual rainfall is around 803.4 mm (32 inches).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Gandhinagar had a population of 195,891. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gandhinagar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Gandhinagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Famous Places

• Akshardham Gandhinagar
• Deer Park
• Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Infocity(GLOBAL I.T. HUB Of INDIA)
• Garden & Children Amusement Green Park
• District Shopping Avenue
• Punit Van(The Botanical Garden)
• Townhall and central library
• Sarita Udyan
• Sanskruti kunj festival,Near Sarita udyan at end of winter.
• Van Chetna Centre and jain temple
• Ayurvedic Udhyan
• GH-4 Fountain circle AND Central vista garden at Night
• GH-5(Chopati)
• Dholeshwar mahadev temple
• Amarnath dham And Swapnshrushti water park
• Vardayini mata’s temple
• The Temple of Jakshini Devi
• Step Well Of Adalaj
• Stepwell of Ambapur
• Trimandir
• Shani Temple
• National Institute Of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
• National Institute Of Fashion Design (NID)

EDUCATION

Schools in Gandhinagar are affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Under the 10+2+3 plan, students complete ten years of schooling, and then enroll in Higher Secondary School, where they choose from one of three streams: Arts, Commerce or Science. This is followed by either a general degree course in a chosen field of study, or a professional degree course, such as law, engineering, medicine etc.

• SCHOOLS:

• The Sarva Vidyalaya Campus in Sector-23 is highly famous in city Including C.M high & higher secondary school,R.C Patel science school,M.B Patel English medium high school

The Campus Has now its own University (S.V. University),Which contain All types of colleges in science,Arts,Commerce,Medical(under construction),Pharmacy,Enginearing The Another Well Published Schools are:

• St.Xavier’s High School,Sector 8 Gandhinagar Website
• Mt. Carmel,Sector-21
• Hillwood English medium school,Sector-25
• Gurukul-shree swaminarayan school,Sector-23
• Gandhinagar International Public School(GIPS),Hotel Ghunghat Road
• Delhi Public School(DPS),Koba
• Kendriya Vidyalaya,Sector-30
• Hiramani School,Opp Vaishnavidevi Temple,Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
• Jansi ki Rani commerce school,Sector-29
• Bright International School
• Achievers School,Sargasan
• K.V. no.3 Army Cantt Chiloda
• Swaminarayan Dham International Public School,Koba Highway
• School Of Excellence,Near K-7,Hotel Ghunghat Road
• Aradhana Vidaya Vihar,Sector-28
• Infocity Junior Science College,Infocity
• OM International School,Mota Chiloda
• Omkar International School,Lekawada

• COLLEGES

• K.B.Institute Of Pharmaceutical Research,Sector-23
• Government Polytechnic College,Sector-26
• Karnavati School Of Dentistry,Uwarsad
• Arihant School of Pharmacy,Adalaj
• National Institute of Co-operatiive Management(NICM),CH-0 Circle
• Bhaskaracharya Institute Of Space Applications & Geo Informatics(BISAG),CH-0 Circle
• Institute Of Hotel Management,Koba Lane
• Nathiba Girls Commerce College,Sector-23
• S.K. Patel College of Computer Science & management Studies,Sector-23
• A.A patel College of Commerce,Sector-23
• Shree Swaminarayan Sanskar College of Pharmacy,Zundal
• Government Science & Arts College,Sector-15
• LDRP Institute Of Engineering & Technology,Sector-15
• Government Commerce College,Sector-20
• State PTC College,Sector-19
• Industrial Training Institute(ITI),Sector-15
• Amruta College Of Pharmaceutical Education & Research,Sector-25
• K.B Raval pharmacy College,Kalol-Adalaj Highway,Kasturinagar
• Many More Educational & Technical Courses Such as PGDCA Programme ,Fashion & Jewellary Design Are Successfully Running in City.

A large number of educational institutes are set up in Gandhinagar. The Institute of Hotel Management Catering and applied nutrition is ranked number 2 in India. This is due to a combination of two factors – the scarcity of land to expand campuses near Ahmedabad and the policy of the Gujarat government to establish a knowledge corridor in Gandhinagar.^[4] The Dindayal Institute Of Petroleum Management-, Dindayal Institute Of Petroleum Technology-Gandhinagar,National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT) and the National Institute of Design(NID) are already running with large campuses in Gandhinagar. The National Institute of Co-operative Management was set up in the city in 1999 imparting MBA and MCA degrees affiliated to Gujarat University. The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology(DAIICT) was set up in the city in 2001 by Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector company. In 2003, An Engineering Institute was established in 2005 LDRP Institute of Technology & Research , the Gujarat National Law University(GNLU) was established in the city on the lines of the prestigious National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Entepraunear development institutes(EDI) is running near Bhat village which produces good entrepreneurs.

The Institute for Plasma Research is the foremost scientific research organization in Gandhinagar. The institute was shifted to its present day campus in Gandhinagar in 1998 and is a leading plasma physics research center in India. Another research institute that came into existence, inaugurated by President APJ Abdul Kalam is Indian Institute for Advanced Research Koba Gandhinagar. The Indian Institute for Advanced Research is concerned with biotechnology based advanced research. Key Areas of Research are Human Health and Disease, Plant Sciences, Bio-molecular Medicine & Industrial Biotechnology and Bioinformatics & Structural Biology. Another scientific organization is Nisarg Community Science Center , working to aware people about Science,Technology and Environmental Issues. Furthermore, Government of India has given land in Gandhinagar to build universities like AMITY University of Delhi. Institute of Forensic Science is the First Institute including its own University in India.

Indian Institute Of Technology Gandhinagar has been directly connected To IIT Bombay at the post-Chandkheda, Gandhinagar.