Topics Covered: Infrastructure.
New Parliament building:
Context:
Foundation stone of the new Parliament building.
- This took place nearly a hundred years after the foundation for the existing Parliament was laid by Duke of Connaught on February 12, 1921.
Key Points:
- It is expected that the structure would be completed by 2022, coinciding with 75 years of India’s independence.
- The theme of the new building would celebrate the cultural diversity of the country.
- It would also incorporate regional arts and crafts. Artisans and sculptures from across the country would be employed the complete the new structure making it a symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
- In September this year, Tata Projects Limited won the bid to construct the new parliament building at cost of Rs 861.90 crore.
- The new building will be constructed close to the existing one under the Central Vista redevelopment project.
What is Central Vista project that Supreme Court has halted?
- It is a grand redevelopment project for building what will be the power corridor of India, having a new Parliament building, a common central secretariat and revamped three-km-long Rajpath, from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate.
- The Supreme Court warned the government not to carry out any work on the Central Vista project until it decides on a bunch of 10 petitions challenging the mega redevelopment plan.
Sources: the Hindu.
