NEW DELHI: Heritage buildings, precincts in the Central Vista region will be protected, while the redevelopment of the area along with the new Parliament building is constructed, Centre told Lok Sabha on Thursday.
“All listed Heritage buildings, precincts in the Central Vista region shall be protected and any renovation / retrofitting work shall be taken up after approval of Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC),” urban development minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Lok Sabha in written replies to questions raised by members.
The minister also told the Lok Sabha that “all clearances for construction of new Parliament Building have been obtained. Clearances for other projects as part of Central Vista Redevelopment, as applicable, will be taken as per extant regulations.”
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s plan for the revamp of Rajpath has received the go ahead from the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) and the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC). Sources said the work will start from Thursday and will be completed by December this year so that the Rajpath area, which is also known as Central Vista Avenue, becomes fully ready for the next Republic Day celebration.
TOI has learnt that while the HCC did not find anything wrong with the government’s plan, the DUAC has advised the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to ensure maintaining the character of the area and to see that trees are protected. Officials said about 85 suggestions and objections were received by the CPWD and after assessing them, the project was placed before the HCC.
Observations by sustainable architecture students on Rajpath-Central Vista Avenue project
Open Letter on Heritage & Community Perspectives on (Rajpath) Central Vista Avenue, New Delhi, to the Central Public Works Department, CPWD, New Delhi:
Observations and Suggestions from master students of Sustainable Architecture (Heritage and Community Perspectives) at Central University of Rajasthan, with course coordinator Dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava on the proposed Re/development of (Rajpath) Central Vista Avenue project in New Delhi
We are a group of students from Central University of Rajasthan, pursuing our Masters in Sustainable Architecture where in First semester we are learning about Heritage and Community Perspectives taught by Prof. dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava. It is because of the alignment of the course and the nature of the Rajpath Central Vista Avenue project we are motivated to submit our observations and suggestions on the re/development plan as invited by the Central Public
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An aerial perspective of the entire Central Vista project. Photo: HCP Designs
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The Supreme Court, in a 2:1 verdict on January 5, has held that there is no infirmity in the grant of âno objectionâ by the Central Vista Committee (CVC) and âapprovalâ by the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) and âprior approvalâ by the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) to the Central Vista Project, for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on December 10 last year.
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