Kejriwal govt to illuminate hidden historical gems in Delhi with tricolour lights on 75th Independence Day
India Today
To celebrate the 75th Indian Independence Day, the Delhi government will illuminate hidden, historical landmarks in the city with tricolour lights. A total of five such monuments will be illuminated on August 15. Restoration work is underway in several other monuments too.
The Kejriwal government in Delhi will illuminate hidden, historical gems in the city with tricolour lights on the 75th anniversary of Indian independence. Most of the monuments in Delhi are maintained by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), but there are 71 hidden gems of history which are maintained by the Delhi government.
The Delhi government is working on restoring these monuments. They will organise various cultural events around them to celebrate their historical importance and spread awareness about them. Post review of the status of the monuments, it was decided that the Deputy Chief Minister will soon visit them to review the conservation works in progress at the historical sites.
“Historical monuments in Delhi symbolise the country's evolution over a period of time. These extremely important historical buildings have remained neglected for a longer time, which has caused a lot of damage to them,” said deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
“The Delhi government is ensuring that each of the monuments under its responsibility gets a facelift as soon as possible without tampering with the essence of history associated with it. This will help generations to understand our history in a better way,” said Manish Sisodia, while meeting with officials.
To mark the 75th year of Indian independence, the Delhi government has decided that 5 major monuments will be illuminated with the tricolour lights. These monuments include:
1. Birji Khan’s Tomb in R.K. Puram, Sector-3
2. Baradari Qudsia Bagh
