Central Vista Redevelopment Project

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WHAT

Central Vista is a 3.2 kilometre stretch in Delhi which houses Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Block, India Gate, National Archives among others. All these iconic buildings were constructed before 1931, the year in which the new capital was inaugurated. The Central Vista Redevelopment Project is a government’s plan for the construction of a new parliament building which will be close to the existing one.

Why in the News?

Recently, many former bureaucrats have opposed the Central Vista redevelopment project.


WHO, WHERE & WHEN

  • Currently, the Central Vista of New Delhi houses Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Block, India Gate, National Archives among others.

  • In December, 1911, King George V made an announcement in Delhi Durbar (a grand assembly) to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi.

    • Delhi Durbar was hosted to mark the coronation of King George V.

  • The task of constructing a new city was given to Edwin Lutyens, known for his strong adherence to European Classicism and Herbert Baker, a prominent architect in South Africa.

    • Herbert Baker is also the architect of the Union buildings at Pretoria, South Africa.

  • Parliament House building was designed by both Lutyens and Baker.

  • Madhya Pradesh’s Chausath Yogini Mandir is the temple which inspired the design of Indian Parliament.

  • Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by Edwin Lutyens.

  • The Secretariat which includes both north and south blocks was designed by Herbert Baker.


WHY

The government’s argument for revamping Central Vista:

  • The Parliament building’s facilities and infrastructure are inadequate to meet the current demand.

  • The offices of the Central Government are spread over different locations which affects inter-departmental coordination, and unnecessary travel leading to congestion and pollution.

  • Most of the existing buildings have outlived their structural lives.


HOW

The project envisages

  • Constructing a triangular Parliament building next to the existing one.

  • Constructing Common Central Secretariat.

  • Revamping of the 3-km-long Rajpath — from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.

    • North and South Block to be repurposed as museums.

Central Vista Project – Aim

  1. The Central Vista Redevelopment Plan is proposed to meet the present and future needs of space for the Parliament, Ministries and Departments, as well as to provide better public facilities, amenities, parking facilities, etc. Citing fire safety, acoustics concern, the dilapidated condition of the century-old construction, the redevelopment project is planned.

  2. Under this ambitious project, there will be a new Parliament building by July 2022 and a common Central Secretariat by March 2024.

  3. Once this project is completed, the strength of the parliament has been expected to increase from 545 seats to 900 seats.

  4. The project also envisions to improve the beauty of Central vista to make it a world-class tourist attraction

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