On Tuesday, the second day of his visit to India, US President Donald Trump visited Mahatma Gandhi's Samadhi Rajghat and paid tribute to Bapu and also planted a plant of Malabar chestnut here as a memorial. Trump will leave for America tonight. The special staff working here will take care of their saplings, as they take care of the saplings planted by many heads of state of the world.
Rajghat Samadhi Committee manages :-
The Rajghat Samadhi Committee is responsible for the maintenance of the Samadhi of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. It was formed only a few days after Gandhiji was conferred here. The Union Urban Development Minister ex-officio holds the main responsibility of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee. Apart from the Union Urban Development Minister, there is a secretary and about 20 employees. It works like an independent trust. But its job is mainly management.
For any type of construction or care related activity in the area of ​​Rajghat, the Rajghat Samadhi Committee relies on CPWD, which has a special branch always posted here. It has three parts - Horticulture, Electrical and Civil Division. In which part of Rajghat, what kind of beautiful plants are to be planted, it is decided through the Horticulture Division. Similarly, electrical division works for any work related to electricity and civil division for any construction related work.
Due to the plan of the trump to come to Rajghat, it was closed for the common people till three in the afternoon. During this time, a large number of domestic and foreign tourists returned from Rajghat disappointed.