Spring Colors around Roads of Clean and Green Chandigarh

Recently I was there in Chandigarh to attend a marriage. One of my friends in Chadigarh had bought Tata Nano and we planned to have a round from Mohali to Sukhna Lake. Here are few Photographs of Chandigarh City... I loved these colors and still missing cool breeze of Chandigarh in month of April...

Road connecting Mohali to Chandigarh and beautiful trees indicating that we are near Chandigarh now...

The Mango Belt is located along the Purv Marg of the city which separates Industrial Area from the residential areas. It runs north east to south west starting from the Transport Area round about to Sector 47 covering about 4 Kms. On both sides of the road 12 rows of mango of different varieties of dusheri, langra and chausa have been planted. This belt constitutes a complete tree buffer to protect the residential areas from the pollutants emanating from the factories and also from the heavy traffic moving along the Purv Marg. About 5000 mango trees are planted here. 

Just entered into Chandigarh... You can see green trees on roadside and lot of space around service lanes...

Nature has powered Chandigarh with beautiful surroundings : Shivalik Hills as backdrop, seasonal rivulets of Sukhna and Patiala ki Rao on the sides and a fertile soil. The city planners from the very beginning were conscious of the fact that the City needed to be provided with a green cover on its periphery. 

Colorful Trees inside Punjab University Campus. This road is inside PU campus... U can notice no divider in this road... 

Dense trees in Chandigarh make overall environment pleasant even in the month of April...

Chandigarh has 3245 hectares under forest and most of it is hilly. The forest areas are mostly around Sukhna Lake and Patiala ki Rao. Near village Kansal on the outskirts of Chandigarh towards the hills is a reserve forest, entry to which is restricted. One has to obtain an entry pass to see it. A large area of natural forest is preserved intact and one can have a real feel of a forest. Inside this forest is located a rest house which is surrounded by beautiful grassy lawns and flower beds.

City Center (Sector-17) is heart of Chandigarh's Activities.   

The City Center or Sector 17, as it is popularly called, is a juxtaposition of cuboid building blocks and open spaces. The piazzas liven up in the afternoon with the office crowds out to recharge themselves. In the evenings shoppers and tourists, enjoying ice creams or popcorns, sit on the steps of the "dove of peace" spout, where water cascades down from one level to another in geometrically shaped tanks, amidst delightful play of colorful lights. All the buildings in City Center are four storeyed. Initially Le-Corbusier wanted to raise some high rise buildings but influenced by the limitations of building materials and methods , a uniform four storey height was adopted for all the buildings. 

Dense Streetlights for good lighting in the city after 7PM ... Chandigarh is very secure as compared to other big cities of India... 

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Sector-17 Market : An Open Air Mall




Tafari @ Punjab Negineering College, Chandigarh, Punjab

Punjab Engineering College Photographs shared by a Ph.D Student of Botany




The Beautiful Sukhna Lake




University Business School, Chandigarh, Punjab




Some of the main places in Chandigarh...