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Millennium City woes

Last updated on: July 16, 2012 13:55 IST

Image: Let's take a look at two of Delhi's four major satellite cities.
Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

Gurgaon is the second-largest city in Haryana and is the industrial and financial centre of Haryana. It's one of Delhi's four major satellite cities and is part of the National Capital Region.

Noida, on the other hand, is the financial powerhouse of Uttar Pradesh and part of the National Capital Region.

Although both are industrial and financial centre, they severely lack good infrastructure.

Let's take a look at two of Delhi's four major satellite cities.

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Millennium City woes


Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

A water tanker moves past Malibu Towne residential apartments in Gurgaon.

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Photographs: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

Potters rest on the roadside, under the overhead power cables.

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Millennium City woes


Photographs: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

An auto rickshaw driver waits for passengers to board, in front of an illuminated commercial complex.

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Millennium City woes


Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

A general view of residential apartments.

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Millennium City woes


Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

An employee works on electric pylons at a power station in Greater Noida.