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After heavy rainfall in Delhi, a cycle rickshaw wala (driver) dries himself and changes his shirt. Delhi (/ˈdɛli/, also known as the National Capital Territory of India) is a metropolitan region in India that includes the national capital city, New Delhi. With a population of 22 million in 2011, it is the world's second most populous city [3] and the largest city in India in terms of area.[2][4] The NCT and its urban region have been given the special status of National Capital Region (NCR) under the Constitution of India's 69th amendment act of 1991. The NCR includes the neighbouring cities of Baghpat, Gurgaon, Sonepat, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and other nearby towns, and has nearly 22.2 million resident. Monsoon winds arrive in Delhi by either the end of June or the fir