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Center of Government
 Following independence in 1947, Delhi remained the capital of India. The buildings of New Delhi illustrate the city's role as the center of government. They were designed by an English architect and have a domineering style, that is large and spacious..
Cultural Center
Delhi is important from cultural point of view in northern India. The metropolitan area is filled with structures of historical importance like, Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Old Fort etc. The city also contains buildings such as the National Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Triveni Kala Sangam, and Shri Ram Centre for Arts and Culture. Throughout the year, Delhi hosts many national fests and seven major cultural festivals.
Economic Center
Traditional economic practices can be found in the older parts of the metropolitan area as well as in the slum settlements. For example, small scale manufacturing and traditional crafts are located throughout Old Delhi.
Modern industry has grown significantly since India's independence. By the late 1980s, 650,000 people were employed in the manufacturing of electronic equipment, clothing, and chemicals. Manufacturing takes place in two main areas: Najafargarh Road in the west and Mathura Road in the south.
Tourism is also an important aspect of Delhi as an economic center. The development of infrastructure makes the metropolitan area suited for hosting both national and international events.
Transportation Hub
Delhi is well connected to transportation networks in India. With Indira Gandhi International Airport, an important rail center, and the convergence of five national highways, Delhi acts as the gateway to North India. Buses traveling throughout India have a main terminal near Delhi Railway Station.
Transportation Hub
Delhi is well connected to transportation networks in India. With Indira Gandhi International Airport, an important rail center, and with the convergence of five national highways, Delhi acts as the gateway to North India. Buses traveling throughout India have a main terminal near Delhi Railway Station.
Development of Infrastructure
 > 1864 Onset of modern western-style city planning by British.
> 1880s British continue improvements by adding piped water and proper sewages.
> 1901 Electric lighting is introduced to the city.
> 1902 System of trams added to the city transport.
> 1911 Lutyens begins plans for the British capital city of New Delhi
> 1955Delhi Development Authority becomes the first official Indian planning authority in
Delhi.
> 1961 1961 DDA develops plots of land and accumulates capital by selling plots to upper class individuals
(lower classes cannot afford land/construction in Delhi)
DDA creates Master Plan which failed because the satellite towns were dependent on Delhi and added stress to Delhi's economic and structural growth.
The 1961 plan was to:
> Build two ring roads
> Build a national highway along the Yamuna River
> Build several other major roads
> Decrease the density of Old Delhi and increase the density of New Delhi
> Expand Connaught Place
> Build a 1 mile wide greenbelt surrounding the city
Services
 In the modern metro area, municipal services such as water and electricity are disproportionately distributed. Water, ironically, is in plentiful supply for fountains and canals in the garden city of New Delhi while residents of slums lack fresh water and proper sewages.
Transportation within Delhi is congested due to slow traffic which predominantly consists of bicycles, bullock carts etc . The city's bus system is very crowded. Metered taxis are available, but auto rickshaws are better means of cheap transport in the city.
Attempts have been made to ease traffic congestion. However, the widening of roads and construction of bypasses have failed to mitigate problems. The nature of slow traffic in India makes alleviation of traffic congestion a difficult task.
About Greater Noida
Greater Noida is outstripping all other cities of NCR in the race of development. It is well ahead in infrastructure and word class projects. This is the reason that big & small, resident & non-resident investors are focusing on the city. This city is headed towards building a unique identity in North India with the world's fourth Night Safari, Taj Express Way, Taj International Airpot, Gautam Buddh University, Mega Projects, Formula One Race Track, Ganga Express Way, Transport Hub, Delhi - Mumbai Industrial Corridor, India Expomart Centre, Education Hub, Container Depot and IT city etc.
 In the forthcoming years, Greater Noida is set to sparkle on the world map as a major tourist and business destination. Keeping this in mind, while the Greater Noida Authority brings housing schemes from time to time, the private developers are also accelerating development of the city. The distance from Delhi is no longer an issue. On one hand the proposal for construction of an airport is being passed, while on the other hand there are plans of an early proposed metro. The Express Way facility has already been developed for commuters with their own vehicles. After the construction of the FNG Expressway, a straight corridor will connect the new business districts in NCR.
High-Tech Transport: Noida's transport system will be high-tech. Pollution free city buses, on the lines of Indore, will start plying here. Tata Company's 80 low floor buses will be plied in the first phase.
High-Tech City: Preparations have already been completed to settle several high-tech cities like Noida & Greater Noida along with the Taj Express Way. Cities to be constructed here shall be completed in three phases. The First phase master plan has been passed by the Taj Authority Board. Its features include the SEZ, institutional, ware housing, automobile zone, transport, sports centre, group housing and commercial pieces of land will be allotted not in yards but in hectares. Its development will be done by big developers.
About Vaishali
Ghaziabad rated in world's 10 most dynamic cities (Source: TOI)
Believe it or not - Ghaziabad is in the Newsweek's list of ten most dynamic cities in the world. For good measure, it has also been billed "India's hottest city".
 Based on an advance copy of the latest UN forecast for cities with populations greater than 7,50,000, Newsweek's list encompasses the fastest growing cities in each of the world's ten most important economies. Only 2 major capitals - Moscow and London , which continue to outspace smaller rivals for unique national reasons figure on it while the rest are aspiring middleweights like Toulouse, Munich and Las Vegas, or unknowns like Florianopolis (Brazil), Go yang (South Korea) and Fukuoka (Japan).
Sanjay Verma, joint managing director of Cushman and Wakefield, attributes the rapid growth to Ghaziabad 's excellent connectivity with Delhi, which creates more new jobs per year than Bangalore and Hyderabad , as well as an established IT destination like Noida. "Its very strategically located on the old grand trunk road. Not only does it attract a sizable IT - ITES work force from Noida, it is affordable for those who cannot manage Delhi prices," he says.
R C Mishra, Ghaziabad Development Authority Secretary, doesn't deny that the rapid industrial development in Ghaziabad is the result of a spill over from Noida and Greater Noida. Sahibabad was conceived as an industrial estate but Ghaziabad's growth has been quite recent," he says. Today, the city has more than 14,000 small scale industrial units and larger plants run by giants like Coca Cola and ITC.
Metro Rail Project commenced from Delhi to Vaishali
The project witnesses a distant connectivity of nearly 2.05 Km by railway tracks between Delhi based Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad. This distance will be covered via Kaushambi and Vaishali. It is proposed to extend the Metro till Meerut.
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