Modi govt presses on with legacy project...
From allowing state elections and mass religious gatherings to rejecting a nationwide lockdown even as Covid-19 rages in the country, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced criticism for his handling of the latest wave. The Straits Times' India Bureau Chief Nirmala Ganapathy reports.
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Men in yellow hard hats lay pipes in the ground as the streets around the capital's iconic India Gate are largely quiet, with just a few cars whizzing by because of the strict lockdown following a devastating second wave of Covid-19 cases.
Red sand and black lamp posts linked by thick chains that used to line the near 3km-long boulevard called Rajpath, which runs from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan or President's House, have largely been cleared to build toilets, parking space and underpasses.