NEW DELHI: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday announced the renaming of several locations across the Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand.
According to an official statement, the decision reflects public sentiment and Indian cultural heritage, aiming to honour historical figures who contributed to preserving Indian traditions.
In Haridwar, Aurangzebpur will be renamed Shivaji Nagar, Gajiwali to Arya Nagar, Chandpur to Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Mohammadpur Jat to Mohanpur Jat, Khanpur Kursli to Ambedkar Nagar, Indrishpur to Nandpur, Khanpur to Shri Krishna Pur, and Akbarpur Fazalpur to Vijayanagar.
In Dehradun, Miyanwala will be renamed Ramji Wala, Pirwala to Kesari Nagar, Chandpur Khurd to Prithviraj Nagar, and Abdullah Nagar to Daksh Nagar. In Nainital, Nawabi Road will be renamed Atal Marg, while the road from Panchakki to ITI will be named Guru Golwalkar Marg. In Udham Singh Nagar, the Sultanpur Patti municipal council will now be known as Kaushalya Puri.
