About JNV Chandigarh in , Chandigarh

JNV, Chandigarh is located in the "Heart of Chandigarh". The city Chandigarh was named after the mother goddess of Power, Chandi, whose temple Chandimandu is a feature of the new city. CHANDIGARH City is situated at the foot of the Shivalik range. There are hardly any forest in this union territory, except for small tracks of forest by acquiring some area on lease from Punjab and Haryana states.

Chandigarh was conceived as the capital of Punjab, in lieu of the lost capital of Lahore. But Punjab was divided for the second time in 1966, and Chandigarh is today the capital of the state of both Punjab and Haryana. However, the city does not being to either. Chandigarh is a Union Territory administered by the Central Government of India.

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