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MCD to begin ph-2 of marking heritage sites with blue plaques
Hindustan Times
|October 07, 2025
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to undertake the second phase of placing blue plaques to mark buildings of heritage value and sites of historical nature in Delhi, senior civic officials said.
Last year, the corporation, in collaboration with Aga Khan trust, covered 55 heritage buildings in the city with these plaques.
This story is from the October 07, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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