Sonia Vihar

Sonia Vihar (Pronounce)  is a north-east suburb of Delhi near Wazirabad on the bank of the river Yamuna. To the rest of Delhi citizens, it is known for its water treatment plant which supplies potable water to several parts of Delhi. It lies in Karawal Nagar assembly area.

Sonia Vihar
neighbourhood
Sonia Vihar
Red Dot Showing Sonia Vihar Location in Delhi, India.
Coordinates: 28.70743°N 77.25993°E / 28.70743; 77.25993
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth East
Established1993
Founded byChoudhry Veer Singh
Named forSonia Gandhi
Government
 • TypeElected Representative
 • BodyBhartiya Janta Party
 • MLAMohan Singh Bisht
 • Member of parliamentManoj Tiwari
 • CouncillorSUSHMA MISHRA
Population
 (From 2011 Census of India)
Approx. 7 Lakh
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityTronica City, Ghaziabad, UP
Famous MarketPusta 2 Market
Police StationSonia Vihar
Lok Sabha AreaNorth East Delhi
Vidhan Sabha AreaKarawal Nagar
Websitewww.Soniavihar.com

Transportation & Access

Sonia Vihar is situated at a distance of about 26 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, 13 km from the New Delhi railway station and 10 km from Delhi Railway station. The nearest Metro station is Vishvavidyala Metro station, 4 km away. City public buses of Delhi Transport Corporation connect it to other parts of Delhi (route 258 to Mori Gate, 258A to New Delhi and 33A to NOIDA).

Sonia Vihar road is a busy road connecting northeast Delhi to Tronica City in Ghaziabad district and has frequent traffic jam on the pusta road and Wazirabad. It is adjacent to Wazirabad bridge on Yamuna which connects north Delhi with northeast Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. A new bridge on the river is nearing completion and may replace the existing bridge by the end of 2017 and reduce traffic congestion.[1][2]

Places

Sonia Vihar is divided into Blocks and Pustas (pushta means embankment along the river) like A, B, C, D, E, F & G Blocks which also named as 1, 2, 3, 4 as G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4 Blocks and Zero,1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Pusta. Sonia Vihar is thickly populated. Merchants, workers, and clerks from all parts of India, particularly Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, live in this area.

It has many good schools like Swarn Bharti Public School, JPS CONVENT SCHOOL, SAHU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Green Day Public School, Elite International Public School, Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Child world public school, Bhartividhya public school B.R model public school,(located at pusta) & Many Other important Educational centres. Shyam Vatika & Rati Ram Vatika are the famous marriage places. Aggarwal sweets corner, Bikaner Sweets, balaji Mandir, Annpurnna Mandir and Radha swami satsang vyash are the popular places in Sonia Vihar. There are many beautiful parks in Sonia Vihar on each Pusta.

It has many nice Places and Temples to Visit. The market of "Second Pusta" is the most popular market in this area. Annapurna Temple is an temple here. The Bank in this area are Punjab National Bank & Indian Bank which are on First Pusta. Chhath Pooja is one of the major festivals celebrated near the Yamuna bank of Sonia Vihar. All Other festivals of different communities are also celebrated time to time.

Water treatment plant

Sonia Vihar water treatment plant of Delhi Jal Board has been functioning since 2006. It gets 80 cusecs of water from Upper Ganga Canal north of Muradnagar through large conduit pipes and treats the raw water to supply potable water to several parts of Delhi.[3]

Notable Places
  • For marriage halls: Shyam Vatika(4.5 Pusta), Vedram Vatika (4th Pusta) and Rati Ram Vatika (5th Pusta).
  • For banks: Indian Bank (1st Pusta), Punjab National Bank (1st Pusta, near Bhagat Ji Mandir) and ATM of many banks.
  • For schools: Swarn Bharti Public School (4th Pusta), Green Day Public School (4th Pusta), Sun Rise Public School (2nd Pusta), Elite International Public School (2nd Pusta), Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School (5th Pusta), Ramvati Public School (2nd Pusta), Ramnath Public School (2nd Pusta), Yamuna Public School (3rd Pusta) and Bhartiya Vidya Public School (1st Pusta).
  • For healthcare: Prakash Nursing Home (1st Pusta), Government Dispensary (5th Pusta and 1st Pusta, Circular Road), HOPE Foundation Branch (4th Pusta), TB Healthcare Branch (5th Pusta) and Charitable.
  • For Health And Wellness: ULTIMATE FITNESS GYM & SPA uniSEX.
  • For hardware store mahesh gupta store 5th pusta 8700535752
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References
  1. http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/signature-bridge-almost-ready-beautification-plan-not/story-NSu3J8gcv7hDSB1hIzDU2N.html
  2. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhis-Signature-Bridge-gets-final-deadline-April-2017/articleshow/54575320.cms
  3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Finally-water-comes-to-Sonia-Vihar/articleshow/979667.cms
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