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Is India s grand Central Vista project too extravagant?
The Central Vista plan, derided as a vanity project, will cost billions at a time of uncertainty for the Indian economy. Critics fear the project will also lead to environmental degradation in Delhi.
The Rajpath boulevard in New Delhi
Few infrastructure development projects in India have prompted a backlash from civil society like the Central Vista project in the heart of the national capital New Delhi. The government s grand albeit contentious plan to revamp the main boulevard of the city has been criticized as a waste of resources and detrimental to the environment of the world s most polluted capital.
Amid Accusations of Secrecy, PM Modi to Lay Foundation of New Parliament Building The Wire speaks to a citizensâ collective member who has questioned the opacity and necessity behind the project.
Preparations underway on the eve of foundation stone laying ceremony for the Central Vista project, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Photo: PTI
Urban09/Dec/2020
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on December 10, lay the foundation stone of the new parliament building in New Delhi, adjacent to the existing one, marking an important landmark in his controversial plan to redevelop the entire Central Vista area.
The move comes at a time when several environmentalists, conservationists and architects have raised questions around the necessity of the new structures and the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to stop all construction and ancillary activities in the historically significant zone.