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Caleb Tenzin
Rajat Dhiman
50 years ago, the present site of Chandigarh was a large
expanse of Dusty croplands, punctuated with clumps of
native trees and a few old hamlets.
Year 1948, site for the new city Old Chandigarh’s landscape
was to be selected, Dr. MS Randhawa, deputy commissioner of Ambala district,
in one of his notes recorded:
“This piece of land is dotted with trees and gardens and a large number of mango
tress, which are yielding a rich crop.”
7Vs of Chandigarh
Along V2 roads:
>For car route, a simple row of single trees with its foliage will allow the eye to
travel across. This will light and evergreen foliage to avoid the need of sweeping.
>For pedestrians a multiple row of trees with heavy deciduous foliage so that
sun’s rays might pass in winters.
Roads are :
1:Jan Marg(V2) 5:Sarovar Path
2:Purva Marg 6:Himalya Path
3:Chandi Path 7:Udyan Path
4:Sukhna Path 8:Vidya Path
It should be noticed
that the difference in
tree planting of the
horizontal and vertical
V3s will at once make
clear the users in which
directions they are
travelling.
Devil’s trees(37&38)
Along V6:
Silver Oak avenue (sector 10)
*Houses are located on narrow V6 roads.
*Trees shouldn’t block the morning sun so that
pruning isn’t required.
>Trees planted on one side of road only keeping in
mind the size of houses.