India rebuilding its seat of power in controversial mega-project 2 minutes read By David Asta Alares New Delhi, July 17 (EFE).- Despite the pandemic and extreme temperatures, the renovation of the iconic Rajpath boulevard, the seat of power in India, continues for a new parliament and a set of new ministry buildings in a project worth $2.68 billion mired in controversy. The Central Vista project, to redesign the former center of British colonial power, is situated between the presidential palace and the India Gate, two of the most famous monuments of the capital city. “The redevelopment was necessary 20 years ago,” the architect in charge of the project, Bimal Patel, told EFE at the project site.