Junction in Siliguri named after Gandhi 'A decision has been passed at the civic board to rename 13 major junctions'

TT, 31 January 2020, Siliguri: Mayor Asok Bhattacharya said on Thursday that the Siliguri Municipal Corporation had decided to rename Airview More, one of the important junctions of the city, as Mahatma Gandhi More as he visited the spot to observe the death anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

“A decision has been passed at the civic board to rename 13 major junctions. They include Airview More, which will be named as Mahatma Gandhi More,” said Bhattacharya.

So far, most crossings of Siliguri did not have a proper name. While Hati More will be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose More, Sevoke More will be called Gurunanak Chowk. Siliguri Junction More will become Bhanubhakta More and Jalpai More will renamed as BBD More.

Noukaghat More will be known as Thakur Panchanan Barma More.

“We have also a plan to rename some streets and other traffic points. In total, 18 such sites have been identified and discussions are in progress,” said a source.

The decision to rename all prominent junctions of the city was taken by an eight-member committee constituted by the SMC.

The members included doctors, professors, teachers, social workers and former government officials. The committee had made its recommendations which were then sent to the state urban development and municipal affairs department for approval.

After the approval, the civic body passed it at a board meeting. In total, names of 13 crossings would be changed.

“We have also sent a letter to the state public works department to get a no-objection certificate so that a statue of Gandhiji can be installed at the crossing,” said the mayor.