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	'''Pitampura TV Tower''' is a {{convert\|235\|m\|adj=on}}-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in [[~~Pitampura~~, Delhi]], [[India]].		\| name = Pitampura TV Tower
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			\| location = [[Pitampura]], New Delhi, India
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			'''Pitampura TV Tower''' is a {{convert\|235\|m\|adj=on}}-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in [[Pitam Pura]], Delhi, India.

	[[Dilli Haat]] Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower.<ref name=Dilli>{{cite web\|title=Dilli Haat\|url=http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp\|work=delhitourism.nic.in\|access-date=1 August 2013\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801054248/http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp\|archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> The Tower was dedicated to the Nation as Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar]] TV Tower 10 April 1992 by the Minister for The State of Information & Broadcasting, Ajeet Kumar Panja.		[[Dilli Haat]] Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower.<ref name=Dilli>{{cite web\|title=Dilli Haat\|url=http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp\|work=delhitourism.nic.in\|access-date=1 August 2013\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801054248/http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp\|archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> The Tower was dedicated to the Nation as Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar]] TV Tower 10 April 1992 by the Minister for The State of Information & Broadcasting, Ajeet Kumar Panja.

	==History==		==History==
	The TV tower was built in 1988, in one of the biggest commercial/business districts of New Delhi. Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura is one of the main local tourist spots of Delhiites.{{citation needed\|date=April 2012}} Delhi's second ''[[Dilli Haat]]'', a traditional food and crafts bazaar, was developed by [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation]] (DTTDC) in Pitampura, was established close to the TV Tower and spread over 7.2 hectares in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news\|title=CM inaugurates Pitampura Haat\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730054519/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 July 2012\|~~publisher~~=[[Indian Express]]\|date=14 ~~Apr~~ 2008}}</ref> Also it has Pitampura Sports Complex by its side.		The TV tower was built in 1988, in one of the biggest commercial/business districts of New Delhi. Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura is one of the main local tourist spots of Delhiites.{{citation needed\|date=April 2012}} Delhi's second ''[[Dilli Haat]]'', a traditional food and crafts bazaar, was developed by [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation]] (DTTDC) in Pitampura, was established close to the TV Tower and spread over 7.2 hectares in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news\|title=CM inaugurates Pitampura Haat\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730054519/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 July 2012\|work=The Indian Express\|date=14 April 2008}}</ref> Also it has Pitampura Sports Complex by its side.
	[[File:Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat,Pitampura,New Delhi.jpg\|thumb\|Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat, Pitampura, New Delhi]]		[[File:Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat,Pitampura,New Delhi.jpg\|thumb\|Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat, Pitampura, New Delhi]]
	[[File:Pitampura TV Tower.JPG\|thumb\|Pitampura TV Tower]]		[[File:Pitampura TV Tower.JPG\|thumb\|Pitampura TV Tower]]
	In October 2010, Lt. Col. Satyendra Verma, an officer of the [[Indian Army]] Sports sky diving team, successfully performed India's first [[BASE jump]] on Friday, off the 235-metre-tall Tower.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Armyman dares country's first BASE jump \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421104812/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 April 2013 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date= 30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Fall and rise of ~~India’s~~ first BASE jumper \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fall-and-rise-of-indias-first-base-jumper/704754/ \|newspaper=[[Indian Express]] \|date= 30 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Pitampura Haat to be opened in November \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921204229/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 September 2008 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=3 June 2007 }}</ref>		In October 2010, Lt. Col. Satyendra Verma, an officer of the [[Indian Army]] Sports sky diving team, successfully performed India's first [[BASE jump]] on Friday, off the 235-metre-tall Tower.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Armyman dares country's first BASE jump \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421104812/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 April 2013 \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date= 30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Fall and rise of India's first BASE jumper \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fall-and-rise-of-indias-first-base-jumper/704754/ \|newspaper=The Indian Express \|date= 30 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Pitampura Haat to be opened in November \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921204229/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=21 September 2008 \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=3 June 2007 }}</ref>
	On 5 January 2013 a fire broke out within the 200m high tower around 10:30pm and took 15 fire men to control it.		On 5 January 2013 a fire broke out within the 200m high tower around 10:30pm and took 15 fire men to control it.

	==Public access==		==Public access==
	The tower is no longer open for public, due to security reasons.		The tower is no longer open for the public, due to security reasons.

	==Accessibility==		==Accessibility==
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	==Accessibility==		==Accessibility==
	It is located at [[Netaji Subhash Place (Delhi Metro)\|Netaji Subhash Place]] ~~Metro Station, a~~ station of the ~~Dilshad -Rithala metro line~~ of ~~the~~ [[Delhi Metro]]. The tower is named after the [[Pitampura]] area and near Pitampura [[Dilli Haat]] of New Delhi. It is located just opposite to [[Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce]].		It is located at [[Netaji Subhash Place (Delhi Metro)\|Netaji Subhash Place]] metro station of the [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)\|Red Line]] of [[Delhi Metro]]. The tower is named after the [[Pitampura]] area and is near Pitampura [[Dilli Haat]] of New Delhi. It is located just opposite the [[Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce]].

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
'''Pitampura TV Tower''' is a {{convert|235|m|adj=on}}-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in [[Pitampura, Delhi]], [[India]].

[[Dilli Haat]] Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower.<ref name=Dilli>{{cite web|title=Dilli Haat|url=http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp|work=delhitourism.nic.in|access-date=1 August 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130801054248/http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/tourist_place/dilli_haat.jsp|archive-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> The Tower was dedicated to the Nation as Dr. [[B. R. Ambedkar]] TV Tower 10 April 1992 by the Minister for The State of Information & Broadcasting, Ajeet Kumar Panja.

==History==
The TV tower was built in 1988, in one of the biggest commercial/business districts of New Delhi. Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura is one of the main local tourist spots of Delhiites.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Delhi's second ''[[Dilli Haat]]'', a traditional food and crafts bazaar, was developed by [[Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation]] (DTTDC) in Pitampura, was established close to the TV Tower and spread over 7.2 hectares in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=CM inaugurates Pitampura Haat|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730054519/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/cm-inaugurates-pitampura-haat/296391/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2012|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=14 Apr 2008}}</ref> Also it has Pitampura Sports Complex by its side.
[[File:Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat,Pitampura,New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Pitampura TV tower as seen from Dilli Haat, Pitampura, New Delhi]]
[[File:Pitampura TV Tower.JPG|thumb|Pitampura TV Tower]]
In October 2010, Lt. Col. Satyendra Verma, an officer of the [[Indian Army]] Sports sky diving team, successfully performed India's first [[BASE jump]] on Friday, off the 235-metre-tall Tower.<ref>{{cite news |title= Armyman dares country's first BASE jump |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421104812/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/30/stories/2010103059620400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date= 30 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fall and rise of India’s first BASE jumper |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/fall-and-rise-of-indias-first-base-jumper/704754/ |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date= 30 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pitampura Haat to be opened in November |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921204229/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/03/stories/2007060306560300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 June 2007 }}</ref>
On 5 January 2013 a fire broke out within the 200m high tower around 10:30pm and took 15 fire men to control it.

==Public access==
The tower is no longer open for public, due to security reasons.

==Accessibility==
It is located at [[Netaji Subhash Place (Delhi Metro)|Netaji Subhash Place]] Metro Station, a station of the Dilshad -Rithala metro line of the [[Delhi Metro]]. The tower is named after the [[Pitampura]] area and near Pitampura [[Dilli Haat]] of New Delhi. It is located just opposite to [[Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce]].

== Further reading ==
* H.R. Viswanath: ''Television Tower in New Delhi with Revolving Restaurant at Top (India).'' in: [[International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering|IABSE]] Structures C-50/89, August 1989, {{ISSN|0377-7286}}, S. 50–51. ([http://retro.seals.ch/digbib/view?rid=bse-pe-002:1989:13::110&id=hitlist&id2=&id3= here online])

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