The redevelopment project of the Central Vista Avenue, stretching from Vijay Chowk to India Gate, will be completed in the next 10-15 days. The avenue involves a complete overhaul of the 86-acre site in Delhi, in a three km area, stretching across the Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.
It also includes the establishment of a triangular Parliament building along with other important Government establishments. The project is aimed to be completed by August 2022 when India celebrates its 75th Independence Day.
At a Press briefing earlier in the day, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Centre has achieved the target of holding the Republic Day parade on a revamped Rajpath under the Central Vista Avenue redevelopment project. Puri also maintained that the Winter Session of Parliament will take place in the new building being built by Tata Projects Limited.
According to officials in the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, under the Central Vista redevelopment project, the Centre will soon issue a tender to construct the chambers of the MPs that will come up in place of the Transport Bhavan and the Shram Shakti Bhavan.
"The offices operating from these two buildings will start shifting in the coming days. A tender will soon be floated to construct the chambers of the Members of Parliament," officials said. The redevelopment project of the nation's power corridor envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat, a new Prime Minister's residence and office, and a new Vice-President enclave.
Official sources had indicated on Wednesday that some portions of the new Parliament building may be functional by November 26 — Constitution Day — but added that nothing was finalised yet. In December 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building with modern facilities.
The new building will have a grand Constitution Hall to showcase the country's democratic heritage, a lounge for the Members of Parliament, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space.