- Yamuna Vihar
Yamuna Vihar is a locality in North East Delhi.It has emerged as a prime locality in this part of delhi.It houses the zonal headquarter(north east) of directorate of education,delhi. Yamuna Vihar is near to Shahdara & about 1 km from Maujpur and 1 km from Bhajanpura areas.KASHMIRI GATE ISBT is around 6km,Anand Vihar around 7km,DELHI UNIVERSITY(north campus),7km & CONNAUGHT PLACE around 20min & 30 min drive respectively from here.
It comprises blocks B-1 to B-5 & C-1 to C-12.Each block has got its market of its own apart from a central VARDHMAN COMPLEX.It has all the basic eminities maintained to a sufficiently pleasing level to meet demands of the residents.Children's playgrounds,parks,parking lots etc are present in each of its block.
YAMUNA VIHAR is a major educational hub for north east delhi.It has DR. B.R.Ambedkar College of DELHI UNIVERISTY.Apart from this it has several training & coaching institutes offering courses in computer applications,engineering & medical entrance exams,call centre coaching,English speaking,commerce etc.like NIIT,APTECH,CIA,OASIS,BRITISH SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES etc.
RAM LILA GROUND(HANUMAN VATIKA) attracts people not only from yamuna vihar but also from nearby colonies during the dussehra festival celebrations.RATH WALA MANDIR, ARYA SAMAJ MANDIR, JAIN MANDIR & SIDDARTH TEMPLE are major temples for the residents.Apart from this a GURUDWARA,a MOSQUE & many other temples add to the religious aspect of the colony.
Upcoming SIGNATURE BRIDGE is only at a distance of 4km.
METRO ROUTE TO YAMUNA VIHAR
At present, nearest metro stations are shahdara & seelampur.
Next upcoming routes are
1.Central Secretariat - Mandi House - Daryaganj - Welcome - Gokulpuri(YAMUNA VIHAR) - Nawada (Ghaziabad) = 18 km
This phase has a 2015 deadline.
2.Sarai Kale Khan ISBT - Anand Vihar - Dilshad Garden - YAMUNA VIHAR - Sonia Vihar = 22 km
This phase has a 2020 deadline.
GOVT. OFFICES IN YAMUNA VIHAR
1.SANCHAR HAAT,MTNL DELHI.
2.MTNL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE,YAMUNA VIHAR.
3.BSES-YAMUNA,YAMUNA VIHAR.
4.DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION(NE ZONE),DELHI.
5.DTC BUS DEPOT,YAMUNA VIHAR.
6.RATIONING OFFICE(NE ZONE),YAMUNA VIHAR.
7.POST OFFICE,YAMUNA VIHAR.
8.BHAJANPURA POLICE STATION,YAMUNA VIHAR.
9.MANY DELHI GOVT.& MCD SCHOOLS.
10.BHAGIRATHI WATER TREATMENT PLANT(100MGD)
MAJOR BANKS
Yamuna Vihar has branches of almost every prominent nationalised bank.
1.PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
2.STATE BANK OF INDIA
3.HDFC BANK
4.ICICI BANK
5.DELHI CORPORATION BANK
6.CANARA BANK
7.ING VAISYA BANK
8.BANK OF MAHARASHTRA
9.DELHI NAGRIK SEHKARI BANK
10.SYNDICATE BANK
MAJOR BUS ROUTES
It has good connectivity to all major places in delhi
1. OUTER MUDRIKA
2. 260-yamuna vihar to central secretariat
3. 261-nandnagri to central secretariat
4. 253-to kashmeri gate isbt
5. 254-babarpur to nangloi(via yamuna viahr-wazirabad-nh1 bypass-rohini-peeragarhi)
6. 165-anand vihar to shahbad dairy(via dilshad garden-gtb hospital-nandnagri-yamuna viahr-nh1 bypass-dce)
7. 971-anand vihar to avantika
8. 333-anand vihar to jahangirpuri
9. 235-nandnagri to azadpur
10. 784-yamuna vihar to kamla market
11. 212-nandnagri to anand parvat(via yamuna vihar-mall road-delhi university)
12. 234-nandnagri to karampura
13. 24-bhajanpura to jheel(krishna nagar)
14. 33-bhajanpura to NOIDA
15. 335-nandnagri to hauzkhas(via preet vihar-laxmi nagar)
16. 374-nandnagri to nehru place(via preet vihar-laxmi nagar-ITO)
17. 205-nandnagri to old delhi railway station
External links
* [http://www.yamunavihar.com Yamuna Vihar Website]
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