Pitampura TV Tower
The TV Tower Pitampura is a 235 -meter high TV tower in the northwestern Indian city of North West Delhi, near the capital New Delhi and thus the sixth highest in India. It houses a revolving restaurant and is the highest TV tower, which can be used as publicly accessible observation tower at the same time. However, he is no longer open to the public since a fire in January 2013. It is located near the metro station Netaji Subhash Place Metro Delhi. The term Pitampura dates back to the name of the district of the same in Delhi.
History
The foundation stone for the transmission level point took place in 1981. The Tower itself was finished in just over four years of construction in November 1988 in a commercial area of Delhi. The client was the National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.. , Which is under the Government of India. The official inauguration took place on 7 November 1988 in the presence of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
In October 2010, succeeded Satyendra Verma, an officer of the Indian Army, a successful object jump from the TV tower, which he introduced these extreme sports in India.
On January 5, 2013 22.30 clock broke against a fire in the tower that could be associated with a two-hour use of 15 fire fighters under control. People came, according to official figures, not to harm. Since then, for safety reasons, the tower publicly inaccessible. The broadcasting was affected by the incident.
Description
Foundation and base
The foundation is formed of 279 pillars of 50 cm in diameter, each carrying 125 tons burden. The tower rests on a 2.5 -meter-thick concrete pile cap, which measures 32 meters in diameter. The tower is static so designed that to 206 km / h will withstand wind forces and as earthquake-proof.
At the base of the tower there is a base building, which houses equipment rooms.
Tower shaft and basket
Built of reinforced concrete TV Tower Pitampura has an overall height of 235 meters. The shaft has three heights in different directions small, protruding balconies, which are designed for installation of satellite dishes. The shaft diameter tapers from 15.7 meters at the base to 6.7 meters below the tower top. The corresponding thickness of the shaft is reduced from 60 inches at the base to 45 feet at the top. Within the stem three platforms are installed where visitors can go in case of an emergency to himself. Two lifts for every 13 persons bring the visitors within one minute of the tower basket. An emergency staircase with 700 steps also combines the basket with the tower base.
From 147.5 meters cantilevered from a four-storey tower basket. The lowest floor of 150.5 meters above sea level has a diameter of 13.1 meters and serves as an antenna platform for microwave transmitter. It is situated at 155 meters a revolving restaurant for around 100 people. The viewing platform located above 158.50 meters and a diameter of 26.5 meters offers 300 visitors. The windows of both floors are slanted outwards. The upper levels taper back, so that the operating floor has to 161.5 meters in diameter of 23.5 meters. The concrete shaft reaches up to a height of 167 meters. The built concrete is about 9000 cubic meters.
Antenna support
The red - white-colored, about 100 ton Ante steel girder truss has a height of 68 meters in diameter and tapers into three sections: 167 to 198.5 meters to 217.5 meters and up to the top to 235 meters. The antennas use three frequency bands: two for the broadcasting of television programs, and the third for an FM radio program.
Frequencies and programs
The TV Tower Pitampura radiates from the following television programs covering a radius of about 85 kilometers from the antenna site: