A fortnight ahead of the ‘Kumbh Mela’, the Centre has approved the renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj as sought by the Uttar Pradesh government, officials said Tuesday.
The decision comes more than two months after the state government, headed by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, took the decision to rename the historic city as Prayagraj.
The central government had given its consent for renaming of Allahabad as Prayagraj about ten days ago, a home ministry official said.
The ‘Kumbh Mela’ in Prayagraj will start on January 15 on ‘Makar Sankranti’ and will conclude on March 4 on ‘Maha Shivaratri’.
The central government has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across the country in the past one year. The renaming proposal of UP’s Faizabad district as Ayodhya is yet to be received from the state government.
A proposal to rename West Bengal as ‘Bangla’ is pending as the ministry of external affairs is understood to have expressed its reservation over the new name, as it sounds similar to Bangladesh. A decision in this regard is expected soon as the general election in the neighbouring country concluded on Sunday.
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