Central Vista Project: Transforming the Political Face of India, the Civil Way

 



Central Vista Redevelopment Project - Wikipedia 

Source: Wikipedia 

 

Central Vista Redevelopment Project refers to the ongoing redevelopment to revamp the Central Vista, India's central administrative area located near Raisina Hill, New Delhi. The area houses India's government and parliamentary offices and has been described as the "power corridor" of the country. The project seeks to improve infrastructure for the Government of India, including retrofitting and refurbishing some heritage buildings to make them functional and safe.  

 

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Source: The Hindu 

The Central Vista Redevelopment Project was launched in 2019. The project includes converting North and South Blocks into public museums while creating an ensemble of new secretariat buildings to house all ministries, relocating the Vice President and the Prime Minister's offices and residences near the North and South Blocks, and revamping the 3 km (1.9 mi) long Rajpath between Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate. A new Parliament building with increased seating capacity will be built beside the older one as India aims to expand its Parliamentary membership in 2026. The project aims for completion in 2024 before the general elections. The project is estimated to cost Rs 971 crore. According to the plan, provisions will be made in furniture for smart displays and biometrics for ease of voting with an intuitive and graphical interface, digital language interpretation and recording infrastructure to produce real-time metadata, programmable microphones that put the control of managing the house with the Speaker. 

A revised estimated cost of Rs 13,450 crore had been submitted, up from the earlier estimated cost of Rs 11,794 crore. The total built-up area proposed is 17,21,500 sq mts, and the area to be demolished is 4,58,820 sq mts. 

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  1. Himanshu14 December 2021 at 04:51

    Know everything about central vista master plan https://centralvista.gov.in/

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