With nearly 10,000 workers on job on Central Vista, the dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already generated 23,02,115 man days of employment so far.
Of the total 9373 workers engaged in the construction of the central vista project,a team of 7578 workers are engaged onsite while 1795 people are engaged offsite in the project, the centralvista.gov.in website data states.
The website showed 33039 metric tons of steel, 74,187 metric tons of cement and 10623 cubic meters flyash has been used in the project so far. The data showed that 4157 skilled manpower and 5216 semi skilled manpower are engaged in the construction works.
In a related development, the government has invited pre-qualification bids for the construction of the Executive Enclave which will house a new prime minister's office (PMO), Cabinet Secretariat, India House and National Security Council Secretariat, estimating the project cost at Rs 1,171 crore.
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which comes under the
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, said the Executive Enclave will come up on the south side of the South Block in plot number 36/38 in the high security zone in Lutyens' Delhi.
The bid document states that the new PMO will have three floors having a floor height of 4.75 metres, in addition to the basement and ground floor, and the new Cabinet Secretariat and NSCS will have the same building structure.
'India House', which will have one floor in addition to basement and ground floor, is likely to be used as a conference facility like the Hyderabad House where high-level talks, especially with top visiting leaders of various countries, are currently held.
"Relocating the departments will ensure efficient security protocols for VIPs and VVIPs without disturbing daily movement of the public in and around the Central Vista," the CPWD document states.
The CPWD said the proposed work is required to be completed strictly within the prescribed time limit of 24 months with the highest standards of quality and workmanship.