The city built of sandstone imitation with pink stucco, Jaipur is a city with 283 candles on its birthday cake in 2010. Still, the spirit of this boom town is ever increasing like never before. Being the first planned city of the northern India, it is the best dwelling choice of urbanites today.

The semi-arid city is located at 26.92°N 75.82°E. With an average elevation of 431 metres, it encompasses 1766 km2 in its metro region whereas 725 km2 by its walled city. Scarcity of water always makes its major rivers come into notice. Banas, Saraswati (extinct), and Banganga are three noteworthy rivers of Jaipur district. Unreliable rainfall, poor rainwater management and extensive exploitation of groundwater, pose a serious threat towards the future water supply to the city. However, sincere measures are taken up to avoid such a problem.

As likely of old cities, the walled city is an intriguing showcase of narrow lanes connected with wide streets constructed into six quarters. The network of narrow lanes leads to the residential quarters. The residential quarters are built at the eastern, southern, and the western sides of the Palace section. There is also a sixth residential quarter towards the immediate east.

The chaotic picture of the streets is totally superseded by the Palace quarter. The Palace quarter consists of a generous spread of the palace complex. The complex consists of Hawa Mahal and formal lush gardens with a lovely little lake. Another renowned historical monument named Jantar Mantar, along with Nahargarh Fort, crowning the Aravalli’s ridges in the north-west city circumference is worth watching.