INA Colony
INA colony is a residential colony maintained by the Airports Authority of India[1] for their employees. It was named after a former private airline, Indian National Airways, which was amongst those nationalised and merged to form, Indian Airlines in 1953.
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INA Colony Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°34′32″N 77°12′35″E / 28.5756°N 77.2097°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| Metro | New Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110023 |
Situated on Aurobindo Marg, across Dilli Haat and behind INA Market, the colony lies near Safdarjung Airport, on Sri Aurobindo Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur opposite to Laxmibai Nagar adjacent to Kidwai Nagar East.[2] The INA market also has shops selling varieties of imported foodstuff and wines for expatriates due to its proximity to Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave.[3] Starting 2010, it is serviced by the Dilli Haat - INA underground station of the Delhi Metro.[4] INA market is also famous for its Sea Food items.
Location Edit
The colony is located in South Delhi between Ring Road and Ring Railway. It lies on the eastern side of Sri Aurobindo Marg, opposite to Laxmi Bai Nagar.
Nearby landmarks include:
- Safdarjung Terminal
- Dilli Haat, AIIMS
- Safdarjung Hospital
- Safdarjung Airport
- Lodhi Colony Railway Station
INA colony is located at 28°34′35″N 77°12′43″E / 28.576278°N 77.212032°E
Size Edit
This colony comprises two pockets - A & B, and has five types of flats, viz
| Type | Block |
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| I, | A |
| II, | C |
| III, | B |
| IV, | D |
| V, | E |
Approximately 1000 flats in total are located.
Postal details Edit
PIN code - 110 023 Post Office - Sarojini Nagar Nearest Police station Sarojini Nagar, Lodhi colony, Kotla Mubarakpur. Police Station Jurisdiction Kotla Mubarakpur.
Facilities available Edit
- Medical Centre
- Community centre
- Children Parks (3 nos) located in pkts A & B
- Transit Hostel
- Kendriya Bhandar
- Electrical & Civil Complaint cell
- Wellness centre
- Kalyanmayee office
- AAEU employee union office
- AAOA Office
- ACOA(I) office
- ATC guild office
- Gopal Mandir in pkt - A
- Gurudwara
- 5 gates equipped with 24 hour security guards posted.
INA Consists of Edit
- INA Colonies
- Kendriya Bhandar
- Two schools:- Kendriya Vidyalaya, INA Colony and Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, INA Colony, adjacent to each other and near near Vikas sadan.
- One Montessori School:-MMI KALYANMAYEE, Pocket B, INA Colony
- DDA offices, also known as "Vikas Sadan"
- Central Vigilance Commission office, INA Colony
Picture gallery Edit
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Gopal Mandir, at INA colony
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References Edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- ^ It is often confused to be name after Indian National Army (INA).
- ^ Dugger, Celia W. (14 June 2000). "Market Economics; Chicken Shows the Difficulty of Exporting Food to India". New York Times.
- ^ "INA likely to be one of the busiest metro stations". The Hindu. 26 July 2010.