City Beautiful Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India that serves as the capital of the states of Haryana and Punjab.Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and was known internationally for its architecture and urban design.Most of the government buildings and housing in the city, however, is designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed by Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry.Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the Sivalik range of the Himalayas in northwest India.It covers an area of approximately 44.5 sq mi or 114 km². and shares its borders with the states of Haryana and Punjab.

Average temperature-

1-Winter: Winters (November-end to February-end) are mild but it can sometimes get quite chilly in Chandigarh. Average temperatures in the winter remain at (max) 5 °C to 14 °C and (min) -1 °C to 5 °C. Rain usually comes from the west during winters and it is usually a persistent rain for 2–3 days with sometimes hail-storms.The city witnessed bone-numbing chill as the maximum temperature on Monday, 7 January 2013 plunged to a 30-year low to settle at 6.1 degrees Celsius.

2-Monsoon: During monsoon (from early-July to mid-September), Chandigarh receives moderate to heavy rainfall and sometimes heavy to very heavy rainfall (generally during the month of August or September). Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east. Mostly, the city receives heavy rain from south (which is mainly a persistent rain) but it generally receives most of its rain during monsoon either from North-west or North-east. Maximum amount of rain received by the city of Chandigrah during monsoon season is 195.5 mm in a single day.

3-Summer: The temperature in summer (from Mid-April to June-end) may rise to 44nbsp;C .The temperatures might sometime rise to 44 degree Celsius in mid june . Temperatures generally vary between 40 to 42 degree Celsius .

4-Autumn: In autumn (from September-end to mid November.), the temperature may rise to a maximum of 30 °C. Temperatures usually remain between 10° to 22° in autumn. The minimum temperature is around 6 °C.

5-Spring: The climate remains the most enjoyable part of the year during the spring season (from February-end to early-April). Temperatures vary between (max) 13 °C to 20 °C and (min) 5 °C to 12 °C.

Education -

There are numerous education institutions in Chandigarh. These range from privately and publicly operated schools to colleges and the Panjab University.Govt Medical college & Hospital, Punjab Engineering College Deemed University, Govt College for Men, Govt College for Women, DAV College, MCM DAV College for Women, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College-26, Govt Homeopathic College, Ayurvedic College, Govt Polytechnical College, Govt Home Science College, Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel management etc. These institutions are a large draw for students from around the world.

 Places to Visit-

1-Sukhna Lake 

2- New Lake, Sector-42

3- Rock garden, built by Nek Chand Saini

4-Leisure valley, Sector-10

5-Rose Garden, Sector-16

6-Capitol Complex

7-Open hand monument

8-Garden of Silence

9- Cactus Garden

10- National Gallery of Portraits

11- Garden of Fragrance

12- Le Corbusier Centre, Sector-19

13- Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector-10

14 -International Doll Museum

15- Butterfly Park

16 Valley of Animals, Sector-49.