Legacy files have been scanned and shredded; officials are citing storage constraints and shift to a new paperless regime
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the new parliament building & addresses the nation. Watch!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to dedicate the newly constructed Parliament building to the nation on May 28. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met PM Modi and invited him to inaugurate the new Parliament. The Lok Sabha Secretariat said that the construction of the new building has been completed and the new Parliament symbolizes the spirit of a self-reliant India. But how does it look? Here's a sneak peek of the new Parliament and its features.
In its bid document, the Central Public Works Department said that the work of the power fencing system will be carried out on the existing outer boundary wall of the VP Enclave which is currently under construction on Church Road in Lutyens' Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to the new Parliament building and inspected various works as well as interacted with construction workers. The building construction is in full swing. It is being built alongside the existing parliament building. The new building will have a built-up area of about 65,000 square metre. Watch to know how it will look and what are its features?
The government aims to increase the green cover three-fold, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas said.
The theme for this year's Republic Day Parade is ‘Participation of the Common People’. Workers of Central Vista, vegetable vendors and more such people will be allotted prominent seats that are usually reserved for VVIPs
The new parliament building reflecting aspirations of 135 crore Indians is being built alongside the existing parliament building. The new building will have a built-up area of about 65,000 square metre. Its triangular shape ensures optimum space utilization. Here's how the new building will look from inside.
The new Parliament building is expected to open by the end of January 2023; final touches are being added to the interiors at the moment. It was due to be completed by November last year.
They said the decision on whether the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament will be held in the new building or the existing one is yet to be taken.
The government has been maintaining that the project will be completed by November and the winter session of Parliament will be held in the new building.
The move comes after the area's civic body recently issued a notice approving the renaming of the historic road at its special meeting on September 7
According to an official, 74 historic light poles and all chain links have been restored, upgraded and reinstalled on the site and more than 900 new light poles have been added where necessary to ensure that the space is always safe for visitors
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the world's oldest monarch, passes away at the age of 96. Prince Charles succeeds as king.
The redevelopment project of the Central Vista — the nation’s power corridor — envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat, revamping the three-km Rajpath, a new prime minister’s residence and office, and a new vice-president’s enclave.
This is the first project that has been completed under the Modi government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan.
An official said under the Central Vista redevelopment project, the Centre will soon issue a tender to construct the chambers of the MPs that will come up in place of the Transport Bhawan and the Shram Shakti Bhawan.
The new Parliament building project, which has its deadline in October, has achieved 44 percent physical progress, and the government has so far spent Rs 480 crore on it, the Rajya Sabha was informed on March 21
Last month, the project's architectural consultant had said that the Central Vista stretch from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate required to host the Republic Day Parade this year would be ready in time, but some facilities would be completed later.
The proposed Vice President Enclave will come up next to North Block and Rashtrapati Bhavan, for which the Central Public Works Department had estimated a cost of around Rs 214 crore.
According to the Central Public Works Department’s bid documents, Larsen & Toubro Limited quoted around Rs 3,141 crore, which is 3.47 per cent less than the estimated cost.
According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, the project will be ready in time to host the Republic Day parade in 2022.
The office buildings on Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue, constructed at a cost of Rs 775 crore, use resource-efficient green technology and adhere to environment-friendly practices.
The government has also said that environment clearance has been obtained from the Environment Ministry on May 31, 2021
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose said it is not inclined to interfere with the High Court order as the PIL petitioners had selectively chosen Central Vista Project and did not even do basic research about other public projects which were allowed during the lockdown in the national capital.