Read more about Central Vista area to get 1,753 new trees, revamp to raise green cover on Business Standard. As many as 1,753 new trees will be transplanted and 2,000 tree saplings planted in the Central Vista area under the government s ambitious redevelopment plan, which will increase the overall green cover there, official sources said Sunday.They also
The response by the housing and urban affairs ministry is to Alpana Kishore’s piece titled ‘Central Vista is an illegitimate monument to deceit’. We are publishing the response in full.
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NEW DELHI: The CPWD has decided to transplant 1,838 trees from the campus of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is proposed to be demolished for the construction of three new office buildings under the Central Vista redevelopment project. The Central Public Works Department has invited bids according to which the agency concerned will have to transplant trees in 60 days and 365 days will be for the maintenance of the transplanted trees. The CPWD said the entire project will be executed at an estimated cost of around Rs 1.86 crore. Last month, the CPWD had invited bids for three new office buildings under the Common Central Secretariat along Rajpath at a cost of Rs 3,269 crore and Rs 139 crore was set aside for five year s maintenance.
Shiv Sena hails MP govt for showing humanity to orphaned children
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Last Updated: May 15, 2021, 04:13 PM IST
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Synopsis It is often debated how children orphaned after losing their parents to COVID-19 should be taken care of. This issue is discussed in Maharashtra as well. But Madhya Pradesh didn t stop at discussions but took a decision to financially support such children, Sena said.
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On May 13, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that state govt will provide free education, ration and a pension of Rs 5,000 per month to orphaned children
The Shiv Sena on Saturday praised the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh for its decision to provide a monthly pension of Rs 5,000 and free ration to children orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.