Historical Background of Chandigarh
In the partition, Lahore was given to Pakistan. There arose the need to have a new capital for the areas of the Punjab that had fallen to India. In March, 1948, the Government of Punjab in consultation with the Government of India, approved a 114.59 km2. tract of land at the foot of the Shivalik Hills in Ambala district, as the site for the new capital. Le Corbusier, a well-known, French architect, was chosen to execute the project.
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