Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi at Rajghat gets a new look

Those who come to the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, Delhi, will now see it wearing a new look. This samadhi sees more than 10,000 domestic and foreign visitors every day and the renovated samadhi will be inaugurated on Monday, January 30, on the occasion of the 69th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 30 January 2017.

Till now, the samadhi did not have much to offer visitors except the black stone platform that marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. Now, a 157-word brief profile of the Mahatma and a 131-word description of Gandhi Samadhi have been put on display. Both of these are in Hindi and English and have been placed at all the three gates of the samadhi at Rajghat.
In addition, the existing conventional lights have been replaced by energy efficient LED lights installed on top of 104 aesthetically designed poles - this is expected to save 60,000 KWH annually. Solar panels have also been installed above roof tops and cycle shed at the parking area and, in order to improve security, a total of 27 CCTV cameras have been installed.


Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org

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