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Centre seeks return of Rajghat Thermal Power Plant land for memorial site
The defunct Rajghat Thermal Power Plant site in central Delhi is likely to be handed back to the Centre for memorials to national leaders. The plant, commissioned in 1989 and decommissioned in 2015, has seen several redevelopment proposals fail to progress.
Why It Matters
Its transfer could reshape land use in Delhi and steer the site away from proposed nightlife or administrative uses toward a national memorial project.
Timeline
3 Events
Centre seeks return of land; memorial site considered
April 23, 2026
Centre's Land and Development Office (L&DO) has sought the land's return to develop memorials for national leaders. Officials say the government is inclined to surrender the land; a final decision has not yet been formally announced.
Plant decommissioned
2015
The plant remained operational for over three decades before being shut down in 2015 due to its contribution to rising air pollution levels.
Rajghat Thermal Power Plant commissioned
1989
The coal-fired plant at Rajghat was commissioned.