The recommendation has been sent to the Defence Ministry which had sought proposals from all cantonment boards to rechristen places named during the British era, they said. The town was called "Kalaun ka Danda", meaning a hill surrounded by dark clouds, before it was being named Lansdowne after the then-Viceroy 132 years ago. However, the Lansdowne cantonment board has mentioned that locals are opposed to renaming of the hill station.