Capital makeover for BRICS Summit: Floral displays, food festivals, performan

Capital makeover for BRICS Summit: Floral displays, food festivals, performan Roads in Central Delhi at heart of beautification plan, murals to be painted in National Museum area.

Key points

• Additionally in focus are the India-Africa Friendship Rose Garden, planted in 2015, and the BRICS Friendship Rose Garden, inaugurated in 2016 when India hosted the summit.
• 3 min read New Delhi Sep 3, 2026 05: 00 AM IST.
• Workers paint a zebra crossing near India Gate ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
• A 12-member core team, backed by around 200 further staff, has been formed to maintain venues and assist the MEA during the events.
• The BRICS Summit is being hosted at the Bharat Mandapam in Central Delhi.

Workers paint a zebra crossing near India Gate ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. (Photo: Praveen Khanna).

Three years after the Capital's streets were given a makeover for the G20 Summit, Lutyens' Delhi is getting another facelift – this time ahead of the BRICS Summit on September 12-13.

"We have been preparing for this for a while. The face of the city is shortly going to change after our team's extensive efforts to provide the NDMC areas a facelift, " noted New Delhi Municipal Council chairperson Manoj Kumar Dwivedi.

In practice, the BRICS Summit is being hosted at the Bharat Mandapam in Central Delhi.

While roads and roundabouts remain at the heart of the beautification plan, the city will see landscaping, floral displays, fountains, murals, food festivals and performances.

Forty-one major roads have been identified and divided into 14 circles, with a dedicated nodal officer assigned to each. "The officers and their field teams will conduct daily inspections, overseeing cleaning, beautification and other civic arrangements on the stretches under their watch, " Dwivedi remarked.

From these roads, the makeover will fan out into the roundabouts and public space. According to authorities, 15 locations have been identified for floral boards, nine for flower fountains, and 17 roundabouts for special beautification and landscaping.

While the roads and surrounding areas will be closely monitored, the office-holders noted, the areas for parking vehicles will additionally be spruced up.

"The areas around the 10 hotels where BRICS delegates will stay are also being given special attention, " Dwivedi remarked.

Beyond the landscaping, the city will additionally carry "visual imprint" of the BRICS Summit, office-holders noted.

According to authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given NDMC inputs on the "creatives" to be installed around the city. These include ideas for giving the BRICS logo a more prominent visual treatment, extra floral boards, and boards carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The MEA has given (ideas for) creatives like beautifying the BRICS logo, more floral boards, and installation of boards with pictures of the Prime Minister. They have additionally asked us to backing the events that will be held as part of the Summit programme, " Dwivedi noted.

Bringing the BRICS Summit into the city's public spaces, a food festival, mural paintings, and performances by artists from BRICS member countries are among the events being planned. While murals will be painted in the National Museum area, "The Talkatora Garden amphitheatre will host artists' performances. Artists from all member countries will have a platform to showcase their talent. The food festival will have a variety of cuisine which can be enjoyed by the public, " Dwivedi remarked.

Meanwhile, a 12-member core team, backed by around 200 further staff, has been formed to maintain venues and assist the MEA during the events. With the Monsoon rains still a concern, Dwivedi remarked: "We have ensured that further sets of pumps are ready to drain out any waterlogging as rapidly as feasible. Desilting is ongoing in a number of drains in the area".z. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd.

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