In Pics | Delhi Decked Up Ahead of G20 Summit to Welcome World Leaders
The G20 Summit will take place at the revamped India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) complex, erstwhile Pragati Maidan. It has been built at a cost of Rs 2,700 crores and constructed within an area of 123 acres
The redeveloped and illuminated G20 logos installed at prominent footbridges as part of the G20 Summit preparations, in New Delhi.(Image: PTI)
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday had urged the people of Delhi to help make the upcoming G20 Summit a success despite the inconvenience they might have to face due to the presence of several world leaders here next month.(Image: PTI)
The major locations that have been beautified for the G20 Summit with potted plants include Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, Teen Murti Marg, Dhaula Kuan-IGI Airport Road, Palam Technical Area, India Gate C-Hexagon, Mandi House, Akbar Road roundabout, Delhi Gate, Rajghat, and ITPO among others.(Image: News18)
The LG of Delhi said that the G20 Summit was an opportunity for the city to create permanent assets and added that final shape should be given to each aspect of the projects related to installation of statues, sculptures, fountains, lighting, flower pots, among others.(Image: News18)
While the Forest Department and the Delhi Parks and Garden Society placed 3.75 lakh plants (1.25 lakh foliage and 2.5 lakh flowering), the PWD placed 50,000 (35,000 foliage and 15,000 flowering), the DDA 1 lakh (85,000 foliage and 15,000 flowering), the NDMC 1 lakh and the MCD 50,000 pots.(Image: News18)
The roads where traffic will be regulated due to the G20 Summit are Sardar Patel Marg-Panchsheel Marg, Teen Murti Marg, Barakhamba Road traffic signal, Janpath-Kartavya Path, Vivekanand Marg, under the Lodhi Road flyover, Shanti Van Chowk, Joseph Tito Marg-Siri Fort Road, Press Enclave Road-Lal Bahadur Shashtri Marg, C-Hexagon, Mathura Road and Saleem Garh Bypass.(Image: PTI)
The theme of India’s G20 Presidency is “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam or “One Earth · One Family · One Future. The concept is taken from the ancient Sanskrit text, Maha Upanishad and entails the intrinsic value of all forms of life - humans, animals, plants, and microorganisms.(Image: News18)
