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Delhi
RESIDENTIAL
ACCOMMODATION
Popular
areas:
Residential
areas considered "elite" for the well heeled like South Extension
and Hauz Khas are in demand but naturally expensive. Middle class
housing has moved to the suburbs. Government-allotted flats are
often sublet to tenants but the terms may be dicey. People nowadays
prefer to live in far away suburbs, in spite of uneven communications
( roads, etc.). New colonies have come up over the past couple
of years in and around these areas.
Real
estate costs are comparatively high, but commensurate with the
average pay offered by the companies. Rentals for a typical Two-bedroom
flat in Noida would begin at Rs 5,000 per month. Rental norms
in Delhi are rigid. Generally prospective tenants are asked to
sign a 11 month agreement to be renewed yearly.
INFRASTRUCTURE
& COST OF LIVING
Being
the capital naturally Delhi is a sort of showpiece so the infrastructure
is good when compared to other Indian cities. The new city is
well planned, roads are wide and so on but the traffic has outstripped
planners' calculations and infrastructure needs to be strengthened.
There is a shortage of low cost housing and slums are found in
some areas. Electricity and water supply are in the opinion of
long time residents, better than in other Indian cities.
Compared
to most Indian cities, say residents, general costs of living
are high in Delhi.
Food
if eaten out, is expensive. The locals on the whole seem to prefer
home cooked food, so there is really a a shortage of businesslike
restaurants compared to say Mumbai or Bangalore.
According
to residents the most wholesome food available in the city is
actually the rustic Roti and vegetable curry. It costs around
Rs 50 in a small restaurant.
There
are several fast food places in some areas like the busy Connaught
Place area, the famous Nirula's for one. Old Delhi has several
eating places serving inexpensive and excellent foodstuffs, for
instance near the Jama Masjid and Interstate Bus Terminus.
All
the large hotels in Delhi have their well known restaurants--Bukhara
at the Sheraton for instance. South Delhi has several upmarket
restaurants. Hauz Khas has a collection of distinctive cuisines
available at several restaurants. Paharganj is basically a budget
western tourist area but there are several interesting restaurants
here too.
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