BRICS Summit 2026 gives Delhi a dazzling makeover with 15,000+ plants, floral displays, illuminated roads and BRICS-themed signages ahead of the September 12-13 summit.
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Lutyens’ Delhi is getting a dramatic BRICS makeover, with decorative lights transforming major roundabouts, roads and public buildings ahead of the September 12-13 summit. Patel Chowk, Windsor Place, Mandi House and Teen Murti are among the locations being lit up.
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More than 15,000 potted ornamental plants are being placed across New Delhi as authorities turn key roads and public spaces into a giant floral display. Floral boards at 15 locations and fountains at nine more are adding another splash of colour.
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The summit’s identity is spreading far beyond Bharat Mandapam. LED signages carrying the BRICS logo, themed posters on street-light poles and newly branded electrical panel boxes are giving central Delhi a distinctly summit-ready look.
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The BRICS Friendship Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri is getting special attention ahead of the summit. Established when India hosted BRICS in 2016, the garden has 107 varieties of roses and is now undergoing pruning, landscaping and fresh floral decoration.
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The makeover is not limited to the summit venue. Roads linking the airport, hotels and Bharat Mandapam are being landscaped, illuminated and cleaned, while faulty streetlights have been replaced and sanitation teams deployed along key VIP routes.
