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Photos by Piyal Bhattacharjee Delhi suffers IS NOW but discoms 1857 JUST A deny outages 1 To 4 Hour Cuts Across City

TIMES NEWS NETWORK transmission lines were choked,’’ claimed the officer. New Delhi: Despite it being Sources claimed that there Train Ride a Sunday, the capital reeled was a problem at a 220KV sub- under severe power cuts in station which lead to long out- several places. The worst hit ages at Uttam Nagar. Heritage Walk On Saturday Followed Metro Route To were areas in south, southeast Akash Khanna, a resident ad west Delhi. Though there of Malviya Nagar, said fre- Bring Alive Sepoy Mutiny, Reports Richi Verma AWAY were reports that locals came quent power cuts led to his cut- out in large numbers to ting short his party plans. ‘‘I protest the cuts, Transco de- had decided to throw a small German national, a commercial pilot, a retired couple, an MNC executive. Everyday problems nied all such claims. apart, this motley group shares a common concern — Delhi’s heritage. And that concern saw Among the worst hit areas Despite it being a them coming out on Saturday afternoon to walk along the paved paths of the Northern Ridge, which witnessed power cuts retracing the footsteps of those who took part in the 1857 uprising. holiday, the city saw A averaging over an hour to four Successfully bridging the gap between history and modern technology, a heritage walk hours were Malviya Nagar, electricity demand organised by conservationist Surekha Narain brought alive the 1857 mutiny for Delhiites Greater Kailash-I, Greater rising to around as they followed the new Metro line to Jehangirpuri. Rather than using private vehicles or Kailash-II, Kalkaji, Safdar- jung, Vikaspuri, Janakpuri, 4,000MW on Sunday. autorickshaws, the walkers used the Metro instead to move from one heritage monument to Ashok vihar and Karol Bagh. There was generation another, which were once considered inaccessible but were now just a few steps away from a Despite it being a holiday of only 1,000MW Metro station. — with many commercial es- ‘‘Everyone goes to Red Fort or Purana Qila, but it’s these lesser known monuments in Delhi tablishments and offices shut party for close friends in the that showcase the real heritage of the capital. Very few people go to these mon- ASOKA PILLAR, — the city saw the demand ris- evening. But with frequent uments because of either ignorance or because they are considered inac- ing to around 4000 MW with cuts, I have decided to post- cessible. But after realising that so many monuments are just walking the blistering heat forcing peo- pone it,’’ he told Times City. distance from Metro stations, more people seem to be interested in vis- MUTINY MEMORIAL ple to keep their ACs and cool- Pooja Vashist, a home- Nearest iting them,’’ said Narain. The story of 1857 can be relived through VISHWA- Distance MINUTE ers on almost throughout the maker,said her mother-in-law Metro Station day. Though the city usually at Uttam Nagar spent a rest- this walk and most of the monuments are being renovated by the VIDYALA 15WALK generates around 1300 MW of less day.‘‘Long outages meant Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for the Commonwealth here exists three pillars in Delhi — Hindu Rao, Firoz Shah Kotla electricity,Sunday saw only a that the inverter was not Games next year. and Qutub Minar. The Asoka Pillar next to Hindu Rao Hospital, generation of around 1000 properly charged. My moth- M Rajan and his wife Jamna are frequent travellers ever since Tbearing Asokan edicts, dates to third century BC and was MW. The discoms, however, er-in-law, who is not keeping Rajan retired from UNICEF almost 10 years ago. The couple brought here from Meerut by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1356. It was ruled out any crisis. ‘‘There well, was the worst sufferer.” commute between Chennai and Delhi frequently.‘‘We appreciate supposedly thrown down and broken into five pieces by an were a few problems for some- The satellite towns of Noi- history and like to travel a lot. Recently, we went to Ireland and explosion. In 1838, it came in the possession of Hindu Rao and in time as there were some local da and Ghaziabad too suffered saw many historic castles there,’’ said Jamna. For German na- 1866, the broken pieces were joined together and erected here. faults but that cannot be frequent power cuts. In a state- tional Katharina Von Maltzan, who has been in India for three The Mutiny Memorial was erected in the memory of the officers called a crisis,’’ said a senior ment, the Ghaziabad authori- and soldiers of the British and ‘‘natives’’ who were killed in action discom official. ties said they had asked for Rs months, this was a unique opportunity to see more of the city that or wounded between May 30 and September 20, 1857. The building, The discoms also blamed 97 crore from the NCR Devel- is to be her home for the next few years. Nivedita Bhasin, a pilot with much of it Gothic influenced, is raised on a base in two levels. A the outages to overdrawing. opment Board to overhaul its Air India added: ‘‘I have been to the popular tourist spots but there are staircase inside leads to the top. The Memorial is looked after by ‘‘The problem was also due to six-year-old distribution sys- so many unknown historical sites that I wanted to learn more about.’’ the department of archaeology and is very well maintained. low frequency in the North- tem. The main areas which ern Grid. A lot many states suffered on Sunday were Kabir were overdrawing and the Nagar and Indirapuram. BADLI KI SERAI FLAGSTAFF TOWERS, PIR GHAIB, Nearest ADARSH Distance MINUTE 1400 awarded degrees at Metro Station NAGAR 5 WALK CHAUBURJI MOSQUE TUGHLAQ-PERIOD BAOLI Nearest Nearest raded A in terms of VISHWA- MINUTE VISHWA- Distance MINUTE Distance Metro Station IIT-Delhi convocation heritage value by Metro Station VIDYALA 15WALK VIDYALA 20WALK GINTACH Delhi New Delhi: It was a red let- structure facilities and above Chapter, this Mughal- oth these sites are protected, one by ASI and other by Delhi oth heritage sites are under central protection by the ASI. ter day for the 1400 engineers all creation of talented human period structure government’s department of archaeology. To reach these There are contrary opinions about Pir Ghaib which is and scientists who received resources. witnessed a historic Bstructures, one has to walk through the ridge. Flagstaff Bdescribed as a hunting lodge or even an observatory. The their degrees at the 40th an- ‘‘In the area of science and battle on June 8, 1857 tower is said to be the highest point in the northern ridge and it Tughlaq-period baoli, just a few steps away from the ghaib is not nual convocation of the Indi- technology our success in between the rebel was here that British women and children gathered before accessible. Historians say there exists a passage inside the baoli an Institute of Technology, space, atomic energy and de- sepoys and the British. escaping to Karnal in 1857. that is directly connected Delhi on Sunday.Chief guest fence has attracted the atten- Ultimately, the British Chauburji Mosque is much older, to the baoli in Red Fort. and Isro chairman Dr G Mad- tion of the international com- troops were defeated built in the 14th century during Firoz Evidence of the same is yet havan Nair spoke to the grad- munity,’’he said. here. The significance Shah’s reign, but many additions to be unearthed. uates on the occasion. He stressed on how ad- of the place goes were made during the Mughal rule. The baoli is covered Nair spoke about India’s vances in science and tech- beyond that as A lone ASI guard says the with deep vegetation. achievements in building re- nology were taking place at a historians say that the Alipur road used to cross through this place monument sees few visitors. ‘‘I had According to officials, the search laboratories, infra- mind boggling pace. TNN and it was used as a resting place for travellers. never even heard of this monument baoli is under renovation Most of the structure has been conserved by ASI and facade before. Smaller monuments like these are like Delhi’s hidden and will be made more repairs and massive garden development have been carried out. treasures,’’ said MNC executive Akshay Hirenath who took part in accessible by the times the Fencing has been put up all around the structure to keep anti- the heritage walk with his sister. Both monuments appear to be in Games begins. At present, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) social elements out. Though the monument is open to visitors, a good shape with ASI giving special emphasis on restoring from a distance, it appears MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(RAIL MANTRALAYA) ASI guards posted there keep vigil to prevent defacement of Chauburji mosque. Inside the mosque, though, one can see broken to be just a hole in the (RAILWAYBOARD) the structure patches and scribbling on the facade. ground. 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