Delhi Gives Old Power Plant Land to Centre for Memorials
Introduction
The Delhi government will give a big piece of land to the central government. The central government wants to build memorials for important leaders there.
Main Body
The Rajghat Thermal Power Plant was a big factory that made electricity. It used coal to make electricity. It started work in 1989. It stopped work in 2015 because it made the air dirty. The land is 45 acres big. It is next to the Yamuna River in Delhi. After the plant stopped, no one used the land. The Delhi government had two plans for the land. One plan was to make a fun place for people at night. Another plan was to build a new office for the government. Both plans did not happen. The central government has a special office called the Land and Development Office (L&DO). This office owns the land. It asked for the land back. Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood said the central government wants the land. He said there is no final decision yet. Many people now agree to give the land back. The Delhi government owns 70% of the land. The Delhi Development Authority owns the rest. The L&DO has the first lease for the land. The Lieutenant Governor will make the final decision. If the land goes back, the central government can build more memorials. It already has a place for memorials of former prime ministers and presidents. This place is called Rashtriya Smriti Sthal at Raj Ghat.
Conclusion
The old power plant land will go from the Delhi government to the central government. The central government will build memorials for national leaders. The old plans for the land are finished. The Lieutenant Governor will make the final decision soon.