Rajpath and Centre Vista lawns in Delhi to be renamed as 'Kartavya Path'

NDMC said on Sunday!

On Sunday, The government decided to rename the historic Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in the national capital as ‘Kartavya Path’, an official of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said. 

According to the statement given by an official, said that the NDMC has convened a special meeting on September 7 with the objective of renaming the stretch.

In this year's Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra had stressed the abolition of symbols relating to the colonial mindset.

As per the information, Rajpath was known as Kingsway during British Rule.

PM Modi is likely to inaugurate the revamped Central Vista Avenue stretching from the Vijay Chowk to the India Gate on Thursday, reports suggest.

Considered to be the most popular public space in the city, the redeveloped stretch has red granite walkways spreading around 1.1 lakh square metre with greenery all around, more than 133 light poles along the Rajpath, 4,087 trees, 114 modern signages and stepped gardens.

According to the information, PTI quoted, This is the first project that has been completed under the Modi government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan.

"The work is over. The prime minister is likely to inaugurate the revamped avenue on September 8," news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.