Thursday, March 11, 2010

Delhi is best city to live in,glitzy NCR is no match


New Delhi:
Despite all its problems, Delhi offers the best quality of life to its residents among all cities in the country, according to a Liveability Index released by CII.
In the index, based on surveys, Delhi outscores metros like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata; NCR towns Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad;and even planned cities like Chandigarh.

Delhi ranks first on parameters like population density, safety, transport, education, job opportunities and accidents. The only red line in the capitals card is health care, where the city is ranked 17th. Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kolkata score high on this front.
Among NCR cities,Gurgaon ranks ninth on the list it tops the chart on housing and educational facilities but lags behind due to lack of job opportunities, crime and unsafe roads and public transport. Noida ranks 27th due to poor health care, crime rate, no public transport and high rate of accidents. Source: MagicBricks

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