R. K. Puram
| Rama Krishna Puram | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | South West Delhi |
| Metro | New Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Planning agency | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
Ramakrishna Puram popularly known as R.K. Puram, is a Central Government Employees residential colony in South West Delhi. Named after the saint Sri Ramakrishna, it houses many high profile corporate houses.There are many educational institutions like Ramjas school, Blind school, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sec 8 & 2, Sarvodaya vidyalaya, etc.
Rama Krishna Puram area was built in the second phase of extension of New Delhi. Construction of R K Puram started in the late 1950s by acquiring land from Munirka farmers. Developed by CPWD to south-West of Secretariat Building, its development continued till the 1970s, when R. K. Puram was established. It mostly contains double-storeyed housing blocks, with 2-3 bedrooms apartments for central government officers. Som Vihar, named after Maj Som Nath Sharma, Pram Vir Chakra winner, came up in the mid-eighties as a cooperative housing society for defence forces officers under the aegis of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation, in what is sometimes referred to as Sector 10. Some high-rise apartment blocks like Nivedita Kunj for senior officers were added in the 1990s. Gradually markets were added in each pocket, and schools and places of worship were also built. Today the area also house several houses of Government of India.
The area includes a number of important landmarks - Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 8, R.K Puram, Kerala School, Delhi in Sector-8, Rock Garden - Sector-7, Hope Hall Foundation School in Sector 7, Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram in Sector 12 and D.A.V. Public School in Sector-9, Delhi Karnataka Sangha- Sector-12, Karnataka Bank in Karnataka Sangha Building in Rao Tula Ram Marg in Sector-12,National Association Blind School and Tamil Sangam in Sector-5, Ramjas School, R. K. Puram, Delhi Tamil Education Association Senior Secondary Schools {D.T.E.A} and famed Yoga Centre named Shri Siddh Gufa Yoga Shikshan Kendra in Sector-4, Lal Bhadur Shastri School in Sector-3, Electronics shopping centre in Sector-6 (Mohan Singh Market), Malai Mandir in Sector-7 are a few of them. Also, Sangam cinema hall is now renovated completely with two PVR multiplex screens and a range of restaurants. The complex alsos has a Starbucks outlet. The area also includes Kendriya Vidiyalaya RK Puram Sector 2 and Sector 4.
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