According to CPWD, Central Vista has only 22 ministries out of 51 ministries at the Centre. (file)
New Delhi:
The Delhi Forest Department has given an area of 6.63 hectares for the construction of the Vice President’s Enclave under the Central Vista Redevelopment Project and 396 trees will be planted from the project site.
The proposed Vice President’s Enclave will be built in North Block and adjacent to Rashtrapati Bhavan, for which the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has estimated a cost of around Rs 214 crore.
As per the notification issued on January 14, there are 717 trees at the project site, of which 321 will be retained and 396 will be transplanted.
While 135 trees will be planted within the project site, CPWD has been asked to plant 261 trees at NTPC Eco Park in Badarpur with its own funds.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Delhi Conservation Act, 1994, the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, hereby exempts, in public interest, an area of about 6.63 hectares for sub-development/redevelopment. President’s Enclave,” notification Also asked CPWD to deposit an amount of Rs 2.25 crore for planting and maintaining 3,960 saplings of Neem, Amaltas, Peepal, Pilkhan, Gular, Banyan, Arjun and other native tree species as compensatory plantation in NTPC Eco Park Plants for a period of seven years.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista envisages the country’s power corridor, a new Parliament building, a common Central Secretariat, revamping of the three-kilometre Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, a new office and a residence for the Prime Minister. and a new Vice President Enclave.
According to CPWD, Central Vista has only 22 ministries out of 51 ministries at the Centre. In some cases, the offices of a ministry are divided between different buildings. This scattering of ministry offices across Delhi hinders the efficiency of administration and increases operating costs and energy usage.
The Integrated Common Central Secretariat will have modern offices and facilities for all the 51 Ministries.
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