South Delhi Municipal Corporation carries out beautification at office buildings, Metro pillars and schools

NEW DELHI: To commemorate 75 years of progressive India and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has carried out major beautification drives at office buildings, Metro pillars, schools and key roundabouts in its four zones.
The drives included painting of the national bird, peacock, at its house tax office wall measuring 70 feet in length and 26 feet in width in four-five days. At Bharat Darshan Park, the civic body created a “Tree of Unity” from an electric pole, tyres and used play equipment.A deer chariot was made from discarded car body frames at Shaheedi Park.
As part of the celebrations, Metro pillars in the Najafgarh zone were painted to show various dance forms and the rich cultural diversity of India. “At Kargil Chowk in Dwarka, statues of soldiers have been repainted, a wall of an adjacent park has been painted in Tricolour shades, and boards showing the symbol of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav have been installed,” stated SDMC.
In the central zone, the roundabout at Nizamuddin East has been beautified with flowers. The footpath around it has also been repaired to help pedestrians. The overhead wiring at the circle was removed earlier, while grilles, boundary walls and footpaths were painted recently. In the south zone, Qutub Chowk and the Kailash Colony roundabout have been beautified and new waste-to-art artefacts were displayed at Qutub Park.
SDMC’s parks in Punjabi Bagh’s central market and near Dabri flyover have got a facelift in the west zone. In the market park, a flag-themed structure with light effects has been installed next to artificial trees made from scrap material.