PM Modi Surprise Visit to 'Central Vista Project' Construction Site which ends by 2022

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening made a surprise visit on the construction of the new Parliament building under the Central Vista Project'. It's been a few hours since returning from the United States. PM Modi visited the site around 8.45pm, and spent nearly an hour there during the inspection.

According to the Central Vista Project plan ,the North and South Block office complexes will be turned into national museums, the Indira Gandhi National Centre will be relocated, and the National Archives will be remodeled. 

After the project,The PM Modi residence will be shifted behind the South Block complex while the residence of the Vice President will be relocated behind the North Block. The Central Vista Project will be ready to host the next Republic Day parade in 2022, According to Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on 16th September.

On 30th June, A News reported that the Vice President’s enclave and the new Parliament House will be the first buildings to be completed, and work on shifting the national museum to the North and South Block will start at the last.

PM Modi spoke to people involved in the construction as he inspected the ongoing work, official sources said. The building is part of the Central Vista project.

According to Government officials, 'Parliament's winter session in 2022 will be held in the new building.' The new Parliament building will have an area of 64,500 square metres. It will also have a grand Constitution Hall to showcase India’s democratic heritage.

In the new building, the Lok Sabha chamber will have a seating capacity for 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha will have 384 seats for members