The Hindu 21.09.2009
MCD to re-name streets
Staff Reporter
30 streets to be named, re-named
Plan to name two chowks after Sahib Singh Verma
NEW DELHI: Naming and re-naming of 30 streets in the city have been proposed at the next meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi house later this month.
The Bharatiya Janata Party led-MCD has proposed naming of two chowks and one road after Dr. Sahib Singh Verma, while several other streets are proposed to be named after local social workers and non-government organisations as well.
A chowk will also been dedicated on Lawrence Road to NGO Prerna which is a social organisation that provides help to the poor and handicapped people and is said to have helped people during the Tsunami disaster.
Likewise a park in Naveen Shahdara would be named after a person called Anurag, who is said to have helped the poor as a social worker and played an important role in founding the Vidya Vihar School. Moti Nagar flyover has also been proposed to be named Swami Ram Tirath Setu after a guru.
MCD Leader of House Subhash Arya said: “Various roads have been named after Congress leaders also. This has nothing to do with a particular party as various streets, roads and chowks are named dedicated to political leaders who are no more.”
There is a proposal to name Abu Park in West Patel Nagar after yet another BJP leader Balraj Khanna.
