NATIONAL INTEREST
Central Vista: Inalienable
for Nation Building
PM will reside just opposite VP in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan and to the south of South Block. Present hutments will be moved out from here. Facilities for SPG will be built next to the PM’s house.
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By Subhash Yadav
entralVista is being attacked from all opposition parties and a chunk of intelligentsia questioning wisdom behind government spending in the times of COVID. A vibrant democracy with more than 1.35 billion people requires a sizeable parliament and a quick secretariat for the central government. The second wave of the novel coronavirus has struck the country hardest witnessing more than 4000 deaths on a daily basis for a long streak. The health system almost crumbled
and a fresh attack on the government was raged by the opposition parties calling out the Central Vista project to be put on hold for the moment and divert resources towards fighting coronavirus instead. The project is expected to cost Rs 20,000 crores over the years. Experts believe that there is a need to discuss the merits and demerits of the popular project to generate better and informed public opinion. While some of them are not questioning the need for the project, all of them are asking why now. According to them, including
24 JUNE-2021 NATIONAL POLITICAL MIRROR
to the Congress party, when the economy is facing hardship and the country is facing a pandemic, the money earmarked for the central vista project should be diverted to social welfare. The project The Central Vista is actually the redevelopment of the area known as Central Vista Avenue which lies between Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate. There will be a new parliament building, and a new secretariat complex to bring all the central
