Jaipur: Encyclopedia II - Jaipur - Infrastructure

Jaipur - Infrastructure

As Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan state, it is fully equipped with all infrastructural facilities.

Jaipur district receives hydroelectric power from the Chambal Hydel system. 100% of the total of 2,131 villages in the district receive electricity as of March 2000.

The major rivers passing through the Jaipur district are Banas and Banganga. Ground water resources to the extent of about 28.65 million cubic meter are available in the district. Although serious drought is rare, poor water management and exploitation of groundwater with extensive tube-well systems threatens agriculture in some areas.

Jaipur city is the capital of the state and is centrally located. The National Highway No.8 links Delhi to Ahmedabad and No.11, linking Bikaner to Agra passes through Jaipur district to a total length of 366 km. The total length of different types of roads in the district was about 4,102 km as of March 2000.

Jaipur district is connected with metre gauge rail route with Sri Ganganagar, Ajmer, Udaipur and Sirohi. Jaipur is also connected with major centres of neighbouring states such as Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Delhi. Recently, Jaipur has been connected to the broad gauge system, enabling direct connections to cities like Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Bombay, Howrah, Lucknow, Kanpur & Delhi.

Jaipur has domestic air links with Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Delhi, Mumbai, and internationally with sporadic service to London, Dublin and Dubai.

Post offices 599 Telegraph offices 143 Telecom centres 9 PCOs 859 Telephone exchanges 150

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