Central Vista Redevelopment project, New Parliament, Sansad bhavan, news and politics, delhi

1. BY – SHUBHANGI SEMWAL
CENTRAL VISTA
REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT

2. • Scheduled between 2020 and 2024, the Central vista project as of 2020 aims to revamp a 3 km
(1.9 mi) long Rajpath between Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate,
• convert North and South Blocks to publicly accessible museums by creating a new common Central
Secretariat to house all ministries,
• a new Parliament building near the present one with increased seating capacity for future expansion,
• new residence and office for the Vice-President and the Prime Minister near the North Block and
South Block and convert some of the older structures into museums
• PM Modi had laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building, which is being constructed by Tata Projects Ltd.,
on December 10 2020

4. NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING FEATURES

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The proposed chambers for the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will have large seating capacities to
accommodate more members than are currently present, since the number of MPs may increase with India's
growing population and consequent future delimitation.
The new complex will have 888 seats in the Lok Sabha chamber and 384 seats in the Rajya Sabha chamber.
Unlike the present parliament building, it will not have a central hall and the Lok Sabha chamber itself will be
able to house 1224 members in case of a joint session. The rest of the building will have 4 floors with offices
of ministers and committee rooms.

6. • According to Bimal Patel, the architect in charge of the redesign of Central Vista, the
new complex will have a triangular shape. It will be built next to the existing complex
and will be slightly bigger than former one.
• Estimated Cost- 971 Crores
• It is designed to be earthquake
resistant .
• Indian builders are racing against time to
complete a new parliament building complex
covering 64,500 sq m by Aug. 15, 2022, when
the country celebrates the 75th year of its
independence.
• The building will have a life of more

7. The interior will have three national symbols-
 Central lounge- banyan tree
 Lok sabha theme- national bird- peacock  Rajya Sabha theme- National flower- Lotus

8.  Ensures Z and Z+ SECURITY
 Electricity consumption to be reduced by 30%
 Better space management
 The MPs offices of 40 sq m each would be built in place of
Shram Shakti bhawan by 2024
 This would be connected to new parliament via
underground pathway
 It will have separate offices for all MPs and those will be
equipped with the latest digital interfaces as a step
towards creating 'paperless offices'.
 The new building will also have a grand
Constitution Hall to showcase India's democratic
heritage, a lounge for members of Parliament, a
library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and
ample parking space.