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Jaunti is a village situated in North western outer Delhi toward Haryana. It is in North west constituency of Delhi.
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Map of Jaunti, Delhi
Connection
It is well connected via Road to Delhi and adjoining state Haryana. The Public transport (beside private vehicles) is main medium of commuting. It has regular service by DTC buses.
Facilities
The village has a Veterinary Hospital, one Medical Dispensory, Post Office, Bank (State bank of Patiala), one Senior Secondary School, one boys primary school, one girls primary school, one stadium, two Panchayat houses.
History
It is also house to one medieval time Fort and a very large pond (popularly called Talab). The fort was built during reign of Mughal emperor AKBAR, this village and its surrounding was densely forested with deers,antelope,ox,. The site was hunting expedition for the Mughal king. There is a myth that the fort is connected to the Pond via underground tunnels.
In context of Green Revolution in India, M. S. Swaminathan in 1964 had organized a seed development project in the village to produce high-yielding varieties of seeds. The Jounti Seed Village helped to rapidly produce good quality seeds of high-yielding varieties of wheat, thereby hastening the onset of the wheat revolution in India.