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| Rama Krishna Puram | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood of Delhi | |
  Rama Krishna PuramLocation in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′58″N 77°10′36″E / 28.566008°N 77.176743°E / 28.566008; 77.176743 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South West Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Planning agency | SDMC |
Ramakrishna Puram popularly known as R.K. Puram, is a residential colony in Delhi.
History
Rama Krishna Puram area was built in the second phase of the extension of New Delhi. Construction of R K Puram started in the late 1950s by acquiring illegally occupied barren lands. Developed by CPWD to south-West of Secretariat Building, its development continued until the 1970s, when R. K. Puram was established. It mostly contains double-storeyed housing blocks, with 2-3 bedrooms apartments for central government officers. Som Vihar, named after Maj Som Nath Sharma, Param Vir Chakra, came up in the mid-eighties as a cooperative housing society for defence forces officers under the aegis of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation, in what is sometimes referred to as Sector 10. Some high-rise apartment blocks like Nivedita Kunj for senior officers were added in the 1990s. Gradually markets were added in each pocket, and schools and places of worship were also built. Today the area also house several houses of Government of India.
References
- Viswambhar Nath (2007). "Delhi Before 1947". Urbanization, urban development, and metropolitan cities in India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 248. ISBN 978-81-8069-412-7.