STATS AND FACTSSTATS AND FACTS

AboutNew Delhi, the Capital City

of India

Oldest CollegeOldest College

Zakir Hussain College is the oldest college in Delhi. Ghaziuddin Firoz

Jung established it as a Madarssa in 1792.

India’s First Amusement ParkIndia’s First Amusement Park

Appu Ghar, New Delhi was first ever amusement park in India. It was inaugurated on 19 November 1984 and closed its operations on 17 February 2008.

World’s Tallest Brick MinaretWorld’s Tallest Brick Minaret

No Brick Minaret in the world is taller than Qutub Minar, New Delhi.

Asia’s Largest Spice MarketAsia’s Largest Spice Market

Khari Baoli is the largest wholesale spice market in Asia

International Toilet MuseumInternational Toilet Museum

Delhi is home to International Toilet Museum. Weird, isn’t it?

DTC (Delhi Transport DTC (Delhi Transport

Corporation)Corporation) DTC has a fleet of over 9000 CNG

buses, largest in the world.

Delhi MetroDelhi Metro

• Construction of Delhi Metro was started in 1998 and first section of the first line i.e., Red Line was started on December 25, 2002.

• Today, Delhi Metro has six lines namely Red line, Yellow line, Blue line, Violet line, Green Line and Airport Express.

Metro Reducing Pollution Metro Reducing Pollution

LevelLevel According to a survey, Delhi

Metro has helped in reducing the pollution levels of capital city by 630 Gg.

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