NAGPUR: Amol Choudhari, a businessman in Pune who hails from Nagpur, was surprised during his recent visit to see a sign board proclaiming that the familiar Shankar Nagar Square had been rechristened as 'Swatantraveer Sawarkar Chowk'. Another well-known landmark, Rahate Colony square on Wardha road, was now named 'Dr Hardikar Chowk'.
What he and most other citizens of Nagpur do not know is that these are the official names of these squares. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has now decided to use these official names on sign boards.
Amol said, "Till my last visit in April, NMC was still calling it Shankar Nagar Chowk." He is not the only person surprised and confused by the sign boards put up by NMC recently. Most citizens started noticing these 'new' names at major squares while waiting at traffic signals a few months back. Most were also left confused by the names displayed.
Prakash Najpande, a resident of RBI quarters in Civil Lines, echoed similar views. He said, "The square near my house is known to everyone as 'RBI Quarters chowk'. But a few weeks back, I noticed that NMC has renamed it without giving local residents any information and displayed a board of 'Raja Rani chowk' at the traffic junction."
What he and most other citizens of Nagpur do not know is that these are the official names of these squares. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has now decided to use these official names on sign boards.
Amol said, "Till my last visit in April, NMC was still calling it Shankar Nagar Chowk." He is not the only person surprised and confused by the sign boards put up by NMC recently. Most citizens started noticing these 'new' names at major squares while waiting at traffic signals a few months back. Most were also left confused by the names displayed.
Prakash Najpande, a resident of RBI quarters in Civil Lines, echoed similar views. He said, "The square near my house is known to everyone as 'RBI Quarters chowk'. But a few weeks back, I noticed that NMC has renamed it without giving local residents any information and displayed a board of 'Raja Rani chowk' at the traffic junction."
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