Zila Panchayat Passes Proposal To Rename Firozabad District As Chandra Nagar

The proposal was passed Saturday at the first meeting of the district panchyat board and it will be sent to the government for approval, BJP leader and block pramukh Lakshmi Narain Yadav said.

The newly elected Firozabad Zila Panchayat has passed a proposal to rename the district Chandra Nagar, according to officials. The proposal was passed Saturday at the first meeting of the district panchyat board and it will be sent to the government for approval, BJP leader and block pramukh Lakshmi Narain Yadav said. Mr Yadav, who moved the proposal, said the district was earlier known as Chandrawad, but was later renamed Firozabad. "It is necessary to change the name to Chandra Nagar," he said.