Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena went across the national capital to review the preparations for the upcoming G20 summit. “Heads of 40 countries will travel through this route. I am happy that this area has been transformed. Fountains have been installed here. Sixty-one roads of Delhi where the movement of leaders will happen have been transformed. Plantation has been done. Roads have been repaired, footpaths have been cleaned and repaired. Everything is going well,” Saxena told the media persons.
#WATCH | Ahead of the upcoming G20 summit, Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena takes stock of preparations and cleanliness; visuals from Palam-Delhi Cantt area
LG Vinai Kumar Saxena says, "Heads of 40 countries will travel through this route. I am happy that this area has been… pic.twitter.com/4YmLfbHd5v
— ANI (@ANI) August 27, 2023
The G20 Summit is scheduled to be held in the national capital over two days — September 9-10 — at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan.
Earlier on August 27 in his latest edition of his monthly radio broadcast — ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is fully geared to host the G20 Summit, which is to be hosted in the national capital.
He added that the summit next month, which is being hosted under India’s presidency of the G20, will give the world an insight into the country’s potential and rising global heft. With world leaders and delegates from over 40 countries expected to attend the event, Prime Minister Modi said the event in India will witness the biggest participation in the history of the G20 Summit.
He said India’s G20 presidency is “people’s presidency”, with public participation being at its forefront.
“The month of September will give the world a glimpse of India’s potential. We are fully prepared to host the G20 Leaders Summit next month in Delhi. Heads of 40 countries and many global organisations will be here to participate in the event. The event this year will see the biggest participation in the history of the G20 Summit,” PM Modi said.
“Our Presidency of G20 is a people’s presidency where the spirit of public participation is at the forefront. Eleven Engagement Groups of G20 — from academia, civil society, youth, women, our parliamentarians, entrepreneurs and people associated with urban administration — combined to play a critical role in helping us host this event,” he added.
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