Central Vista Redevelopment to Continue
The Supreme Court has declined to stay the Central Vista project, estimated to cost Rs 20,000 crore, and which seeks to build a new parliament and other central government offices in Lutyens' zone in central Delhi. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said, "In COVID-19 times no one is going to do anything. There is no urgency." Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, said, "A new parliament is being constructed. Why should anyone have a problem?" The plan for the project has been prepared in accordance with India's 75th Independence Day in 2022. The work on the Central Vista is slated for completion by November 2021. By March 2022, a new parliament building and a common central secretariat by March 2024, according to the government.
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