30-05-2025
Gayaji to replace Gaya in official civic records
Gaya: Gaya Municipal Corporation will now be officially known as the Gayaji Municipal Corporation, following the state cabinet's approval to rename the city as Gayaji.
In a notification issued by the general administration department, additional chief secretary B Rajender said, "Taking into consideration the glorious history of Gaya city and the sentiments of common people, the name of the city 'Gaya' is changed as 'Gayaji' by the state cabinet on May 16 this year.
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The decision to change the name in the civic body's official records was taken during a municipal board meeting held on Wednesday.
Municipal commissioner Kumar Anurag said during the meeting, "There is no confusion in writing Gayaji in Hindi, but a direction from the state urban development department is awaited whether the city would be spelt as 'Gayaji' or 'Gayajee' in English."
Member of the standing committee and former deputy mayor Akhauri Onkarnath, alias Mohan Shrivastava, said, "The municipal board had passed a resolution and sent [it] to the state govt for changing the name of the city as Gayaji."
Mayor Virendra Kumar announced a series of development initiatives. "All the roads of the municipal area will be illuminated with LED and high-mast lights. The municipal board has approved the installation of at least 6,000 LED lights. Installation work of 100 high-mast lights in the municipal area is ongoing. A team of technicians will repair non-functional street lights and high-mast lights. The roads will also be decorated with tricolour rope lights," he said.
He added, "Apart from this, beautification of 10 ponds, including Digghi pond located in the heart of the city near the Collectorate, will be undertaken. There is also a plan to set up a construction and demolition plant for the disposal of waste construction materials. To generate income for the civic body, bricks will be made from the construction waste materials at the plant."
