Advisory Body to UNESCO Concerned Central Vista Project Will Alter Area s Built Footprint
COMOS has written to the Delhi Urban Arts Commission asking for details on the sanction provided for the project.
The Central Vista plan includes a new parliament building next to the current one. Photo: HCP Designs
Urban22/Dec/2020
New Delhi: Concerned about the prospective impact the Central Vista Redevelopment Project will have, the national committee of an advisory body to UNESCO had asked the Delhi Urban Arts Commission for details on the sanction provided for the new parliament building, the overall redevelopment project and how the new structures being planned will affect the skyline and exterior aesthetics of the area in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new parliament building on Thursday that critics have branded a “vanity project” that will have a disastrous impact on the capital’s environment.
The $121 million construction project is part of the Indian government’s $3 billion program to redevelop New Delhi’s historic Central Vista area, which stretches from the presidential palace to the India Gate war memorial and was designed for colonial authorities by British architects.
In a speech during the cornerstone ceremony, Modi said: “Today is a milestone in the history of India’s democratic history. It is an important stage in the history of India’s democratic history. Today is a historic day. Today is a day that in a way is like the foundation stone of our India.”