Rama Krishna Puram

Rama Krishna Puram area was built in the second phase of the extension of New Delhi.

Construction of R K Puram started in the late 1950s by acquiring illegally occupied barren lands.

Som Vihar, named after Maj Som Nath Sharma, Param Vir Chakra, came up in the mid-eighties as a cooperative housing society for defence forces officers under the aegis of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation, in what is sometimes referred to as Sector 10.

Some high-rise apartment blocks like Nivedita Kunj for senior officers were added in the 1990s.

Gradually markets were added in each pocket, and schools and places of worship were also built.

Map of Delhi showing location of R. K. Puram