Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced the renaming of 15 places in the state. The government says that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the sentiments of the local people and cultural heritage. So that people can take inspiration from the great men who contributed to Indian culture and its preservation.
Haridwar
Aurangzebpur of Bhagwanpur block has been renamed as Shivaji Nagar, Ghaziwali of Bahadarabad block has been renamed as Arya Nagar, Chandpur has been renamed as Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Mohammadpur Jat of Narsan block has been renamed as Mohanpur Jat, Khanpur Kursali has been renamed as Ambedkar Nagar, Idrishpur of Khanpur block has been renamed as Nandpur, Khanpur has been renamed as Krishnapur and Akbarpur Fazalpur has been renamed as Vijaynagar.
Dehradun
Mianwala of Dehradun Municipal Corporation has been renamed as Ramjiwala, Peerwala of Vikasnagar block has been renamed as Kesari Nagar, Chandpur Khurd has been renamed as Prithviraj Nagar, Abdullahpur of Sahaspur block has been renamed as Dakshanagar.
Nainital
Nawabi Road has been renamed as Atal Marg. Panchakkki to ITI Road has been renamed as Guru Gowalkar Marg.
Udham Singh Nagar
Here Nagar Panchayat Sultanpur Patti has been renamed as Kaushalya Puri.
