Lagatar24 Desk
Bhopal, Feb 4: The central government has given its consent for the state’s Hoshangabad district to be renamed Narmadapuram, according to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Similarly, the Centre has given its approval for the district’s Babai town to be renamed Makhan Nagar in honour of famed Hindi poet and journalist Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
“The Madhya Pradesh government had sent to the Centre a proposal to change the name of Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram and of Babai to Makhan Nagar, which has been cleared,” Mr Chouhan said in a tweet.
“I express my heartfelt gratitude to honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi for bringing to reality people’s aspirations,” he tweeted.
होशंगाबाद को 'नर्मदापुरम' और बाबई को 'माखन नगर' करने का प्रस्ताव मध्यप्रदेश सरकार ने केंद्र सरकार को भेजा था, जिसे स्वीकृति मिल गई है।
जन आकांक्षाओं के अनुरूप इस सुखद निर्णय के लिए माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी और केंद्र सरकार के प्रति हृदय से आभार व्यक्त करता हूं।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) February 3, 2022
As soon as the state government releases a notification, the name change will take effect.
Hoshangabad got its name from Hoshang Shah Ghori, the second ruler of the Ghori clan to conquer it, according to a state government website. It was previously known as Narmadapur.
Although there is no written record of the district’s early past, it was first mentioned in historical records during Sultan Hoshangshah Ghori’s rule in 1405 AD, when he built a minor fort at Hoshangabad, as well as two more at Handia and Joga, according to the report.
Meanwhile, state Congress leader Narendra Saluja took aim at the Chouhan administration.
“The name of Hoshangabad situated on the banks of Narmada river has been changed to Narmadapuram but the district’s Narmada River is being disfigured, when will the illegal sand mining in Narmada end?” he asked in a tweet.
“At least after naming it after Maa Narmada, Shivraj (Singh Chouhan) government should resolve to stop the illegal business of illegal mining (in the water body),” he further added.
