Central Vista
Supreme Court gives nod to Central Vista project
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the construction of a new Parliament complex can go ahead in the national capital Delhi, in a rule favouring the Narendra Modi government.
With a majority 2:1, the top court said, "We hold that there are no infirmities in clearances given, change in land use."
The Central Vista project aims to build and refurbish the government buildings in a four-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
The new Parliament building is the centre-piece of the project worth Rs. 20,000 crore.
The Supreme Court passed the judgement hearing a batch of pleas filed by petitioners who had raised concerns over the permissions including the environmental clearances given.
The government argued that the current Parliament building, opened in 1927, had less space, no fire safety norms and was not earthquake proof.
The ambitious project of the Centre includes a common Central Secretariat, a new Parliament House building, and residences of the Prime Minister and Vice President.
While the new Parliament building is slated to be ready by 2022, a portion of the new Central Secretariat, housing the offices of all central ministries, will be ready by 2023.
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