New Delhi: Officials of the national capital’s New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have announced that Aurangzeb Lane in Lutyens’ Delhi has been renamed Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lane.
According to the information, NDMC has approved the proposal to rename this road in one of its meetings. It is reported that the NDMC renamed Aurangzeb Road as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road in August 2015.
NDMC Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyay has informed that in terms of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 231 of New Delhi, ‘Aurangzeb Lane’ under the NDMC area will be renamed Dr A.P.J. An agenda was placed before the Council for consideration of ‘Abdul Kalam Lane, which has been approved.
The Maharashtra government has also changed the name of a bridge in Mumbai. The Shinde government has renamed the Versova-Bandra sea link Veer Savarkar Setu. Apart from this, it has also been decided to change the name of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link to Atal Bihari Vayapayee Smriti Nhava Sheva Atal Setu.
