Ashok Vihar

Ashok Vihar, Wazirpur is a residential neighborhood in the North West district of Delhi. It is small business hub. The area's residents are largely Baniyas, a businessmen class. Best place in north west Delhi ,2016.[1][2] Situated along the Ring Road, Delhi, the locality is divided into 4 phases and is home to a market called Deep Market.

Education

There are several schools in Ashok Vihar which include Mata Jai Kaur Public School, Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Montfort Senior Secondary School, Lions Public School and Maharaja Agarsain Public School. Also two University of Delhi colleges are located here which are - Satyawati College and Lakshmibai College.[3]

Parks and sports club

Ashoka Garden in Ashok Vihar Delhi 52 Is a pretty large park for beautiful walk. Ashok vihar is a pleasantly green residential locality. Besides, neighborhood parks in each block/ pocket / phase, it has two very big parks- one facing KC & KD blocks in Phase I. A DDA managed Picnic Hut is also housed in it. The other big park is in Phase IV which has a big walking / jogging trail and an open-air gym. In addition to these two big parks, the pride of Ashok Vihar is its Major Dhyan Chand Sports Complex (4) . (http://www.dda.org.in/sports/ashok_vihar_sports_complex.htm) Established in 1991 and spread over 4.28 Hectare, it offers facilities for Tennis, (Synthetic, Hard, clay)/Tennis practice wall, Badminton (outdoor), Squash, Table Tennis Hall, Billiards/snooker, Basket Ball, Volley Ball, Children Park, Skating, Swimming / Toddlers Pool, Aerobics Hall, Taekwondo-Karate, and also for coaching in most of these sports. In addition, it has a Pro Shop and Snack Bar. It hosts various competitive sports matches. Membership is open, easily available and is generally at a very nominal fee.

Transport

Ashok Vihar is easily accessible as it is well connected through road and public transport. Further, its connectivity has been enhanced by two Delhi Metro stations namely Keshav Puram and Kanhiya Nagar both of them situated on Red Line. Delhi Transport Corporation buses No 166 (Shalimar Bagh to Palika Kendra), 181(A) (Jahangir Puri to Nizzamudin Rly. Station), 142 (Jahangir Puri to I.S.B.T.) and 235 (Wazirpur J.J. Colony to Nand Nagri), in addition Metro feeder bus service between Inderlok Metro Station to Azad Pur Metro Station is also available.

Shopping

There are many shops & showrooms in Ashok Vihar like Mall TVR, Mauve Story, Levi's, Cromā, Reliance Digital Xpress. Also many car showrooms like Honda, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Fiat etc are located in Wazirpur Industrial area which is in close vicinity to Ashok Vihar making it one of the most diversified locations for car buyers. Eateries like Pizza Hut, Dominos, Subway, Cafe Coffee Day and Sagar Ratna are also present.

Hospitals and dispensaries

The main hospitals are Maharaja Agarsain Hospital, SunderLal Jain Hospital, Jivodaya Hospital and Deep Chand Bandhu Government Hospital. An Ayurvedic dispensary has been set up by Government of Delhi. Also C.G.H.S. dispensary is located here.

References

  1. ↑ "200 bed hospital in Ashok Vihar soon". The Times of India. Jun 21, 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Builder floors in Model Town and Ashok Vihar". Indian Express. Dec 8, 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Satyawati College". University of Delhi website. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
(4) Major Dhyan Chand Sports Complex (http://www.dda.org.in/sports/ashok_vihar_sports_complex.htm,)


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