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Planning region in India
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Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा Hariyāṇā, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ) is a state in northwestern India, southeast of Punjab. Often overlooked by the travellers to northern India, Haryana is home to various historical and religious sites.
Rajasthan (Hindi and Rajasthani: राजस्थान Rājasthān) is a state in the northwest of India. It is mainly arid and its western border is adjacent to Pakistan.
Uttar Pradesh (UP, Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), literally the "Northern Province", is a large state in the Plains of India. With around 240 million inhabitants in 2021, it is not just more populous than other states of India, but all other sub-national regions in the world.
By metro
The massive Delhi Metro network provides a cheap, quick, mostly hassle-free and air-conditioned way of zipping around the city, with outer sections covering the satellite towns in the NCR.
By local train
The Delhi Suburban Railway provides limited commuter services on Delhi NCR's railways, and the facilities are a far cry from the user-friendly metro stations.
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Alwar (अलवर Alvar), a city of 460,000 people (2018) in Rajasthan, is surrounded by the Aravalli Hills. It was one of the various princely states of Rajputana during the British times.
Bharatpur is a city in Rajasthan state in India, best known for the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, an important way station for many types of migratory birds including the rare Siberian Crane. This is a city with great history ruled by jats and has a distinct place in jat history.
the largest city of Haryana, just south of Delhi
the capital city of India
Ghaziabad (Hindi: ग़ाज़ियाबाद Ġāziyābād) is a suburb east of Delhi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is often called the "Gateway of Uttar Pradesh" from the western side.
Greater Noida (ग्रेटर नोएडा Greṭar Noeḍā) is a modern city in the Upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a fast-growing business, education, and technology hub near New Delhi and Noida.
Delhi's burgeoning shopping and IT suburb
Meerut (मेरठ Meraṭh, pronounced MAY-ruhth) is a city in the west of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is 60 km from the capital Delhi.
Noida (Hindi: नोएडा Noeḍā), an abbreviation of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a satellite city of Delhi just across the state line in Uttar Pradesh.
The Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, otherwise known as the Keoladeo Ghana National Park and originally called Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is one of the world's most renowned bird feeding and breeding grounds. The park is over 29 km² and has 364 species of birds, including some threatened migratory birds from central Asia.
Kuchesar is a village near Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh.
Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan of India. In 1978, it was given the status of a tiger reserve making it a part of India's Project Tiger scheme.
Sultanpur National Park is in Haryana state of India.
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