Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday mentioned a false narrative is being created over the Central Vista redevelopment plan and asserted that it’s not a “self-importance undertaking”, however a necessity.
He additionally mentioned no design has been finalised for a brand new Prime Minister’s residence and solely two initiatives — the Parliament constructing and Central Vista Avenue — are presently being executed at a value of round Rs 1,300 crore.
Hitting out on the opposition, the Union housing and concrete affairs minister mentioned he has been noticing {that a} false narrative is being created over the central undertaking and added that no heritage constructing will probably be “touched”.
“It’s not an arrogance undertaking, and it is a undertaking of necessity,” Puri asserted whereas addressing a press convention.
The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Monday allowed the development work of the Central Vista undertaking to proceed, saying it was a “important and important” nationwide undertaking.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed a plea in search of to halt the undertaking through the coronavirus pandemic, saying the petition was “motivated” and “not a real PIL”. It imposed a value of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista, the nation’s energy hall, envisages a brand new Parliament constructing, a standard central secretariat, revamping of the 3-km Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, new Prime Minister’s residence and workplace, and a brand new Vice President Enclave.