Okhla is one of the oldest inhabited areas in Delhi near the bank of the Yamuna River. This can be judged from the making of the Okhla canal (Agra Canal) by Britishers in 1874, presently known as Okhla Head. Okhla, short for Old Kanal Housing and Land Authority, is an urban neighbourhood located near the Okhla barrage in the South East Delhi district of Delhi near the border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Okhla has lent its name to the nearby planned township of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority or NOIDA. Okhla is also an assembly constituency. Okhla is well connected via roadways and railways and is not too far away from the IGI Airport. Business districts such as Nehru Place, Connaught Place and Lajpat Nagar are considerably close resulting in good access to public services.