Indian Government’s ‘Vanity’ Project in New Delhi Invites Public Wrath
Amid a pandemic crisis and decimated economy, many question the government’s insistence on a redevelopment project in the capital.
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May 24, 2021
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, accompanied by other leaders leaves after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup
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NEW DELHI, INDIA – The construction of a $2.8 billion “Central Vista Redevelopment Project” in the heart of capital city New Delhi by India’s Hindu nationalist government has triggered a public backlash.
Launched in 2019, and spread over 86 acres, the four-year project aims to revamp a core administrative area that hosts a galaxy of iconic government buildings. It also envisages the creation of a common Central Secretariat housing all ministries under one roof, a fresh Parliament build