The upcoming capital of Chhattisgarh, Naya Raipur, will be known as Atal Nagar as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away last week at the age of 93.
“On the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a resolution was passed in the state cabinet to rename some places after him,” Chief Minister Raman Singh said. Naya Raipur will be renamed as Atal Nagar, he added.
Naya Raipur is being built in a sprawling 8,000 hectares of land between the National Highway-6 and National Highway-3. It has the provisions for further expansion and infrastructure