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Rashtrapati Bhawan Akshardham Temple Red Fort

The British built a new city near old Delhi and called it New Delhi. It was
planned by Edwin Lutyens. Now New Delhi has all the buildings of the

Government of India and works as the capital city for the whole country.

Delhi has an extreme type of climate. The summer season is hot and dry. Hot

and dry winds, called loo, blow here during the months of May and June.
Rain falls during July, August and September. The winter season is very cold.

The President, the Prime Minister, other ministers and all senior officers
live and have offices in New Delhi. The President of our country lives
in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is built on the top of Raisina Hill. It has

the beautiful Amrit Udyan.

The two blocks of Central Secretariat are near the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

These are the North and South Blocks. The Prime Minister’s Office is
in the South Block. Other ministers also have their offices in these two

blocks. The Parliament House is near the North Block.

The meetings of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are held in the Parliament

House. Almost all countries of the world have their offices in Delhi.
These are called Embassies and High Commissions. Most of them are

in the Chanakyapuri area.

• Critical thinking

Fill in the blanks with information from the text.

1. Delhi is situated on the banks of .
2. Delhi, during the Pandavas, was known as .

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