Assam government renames 10 roads of Guwahati

GUWAHATI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government in Assam has proposed to rename as many 10 prominent roads of Guwahati city.

While lifeline of Guwahati, Guwahati-Shillong road is renamed after Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva (Vaishnavite saint) path, road from Ganesh Mandir via Kahilipara to Lalganesh is renamed as Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya path.

Assam trunk road (Bharalumukh to Paltan Bazar) is named after Vashnavite saint, Mahapurush Damodar Dev Path. Road from Kharguli to Noonmati is named after music maestro, late Dr Bhupen Hazarika.


Sijubari Path is renamed after Chaolung Sukapha, the founder of Ahom kingdom in Assam. Beltola-Khanapara road is named after Pir Ajan Fakir, who was Sufi Syed.

When asked as to why the government has proposed to rename the roads, Assam’s minister for Guwahati Development Department (GDD), Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “These roads have names which are of British era.”

Congress has claimed that BJP government is out to rename roads which are already named after prominent personalities.

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora told ET, “Guwahati-Shillong road was earlier renamed as Indira Gandhi national highway. Government must name those roads which do not have names.”

He added, “Just naming the roads will not work, it is time for one year old government to take up developmental works.”