Chandni Chowk facelift likely to take more time
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January 12, 2021 03:37 IST
Ahead of Delhi’s tableau showcasing the project on Republic Day, redevelopment work still far from complete
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Work on the Chandni Chowk redevelopment project in progress on Monday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Ahead of Delhi’s tableau showcasing the project on Republic Day, redevelopment work still far from complete
A little over a fortnight before it is scheduled to be showcased on a State tableau during the Republic Day celebrations, work related to the Chandni Chowk Redevelopment Project on a 1.3-km stretch between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Mosque is visibly far from being completed,
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December 31, 2020 00:30 IST
Proposal is at the final stage of approval; float will showcase the city government’s accomplishment
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The Delhi tableau portraying a ‘model government school’ rolls down Rajpath during the 68th Republic Day parade in 2017.
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R V Moorthy
Proposal is at the final stage of approval; float will showcase the city government’s accomplishment
After three years, a tableau proposed by the Delhi government, depicting a redeveloped Chandni Chowk, is likely to roll down Rajpath during the Republic Day celebrations.
Though a Delhi tableau was also part of the celebrations last year depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s 720-day stay in the city between 1915 and 1948 it was part of a contingent of 22 others depicting different facets from the life of the Father of the Nation as per a ‘Gandhi Connect’ theme to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary, pre-decided by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).