Anger over plan to raze part of iconic Indian library for flyover

Proposal to demolish part of the 130-year-old Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library in Bihar draws widespread criticism.

New Delhi, India –  A plan to demolish part of a 130-year-old library to construct a flyover is being widely slammed in India. Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Bihar are contemplating razing the front part of the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, located in the heart of the state capital, Patna. The move has triggered outrage among academics and conservationists, with dozens of the city’s prominent intellectuals urging the state government to preserve the heritage structure.