|
Central Government/Public Sector | Delhi - India | PID: 191712
|
|
The Central government has undertaken construction of new Prime Minister’s (PM) house, Prime Ministers Office and Parliament, expected to be ready before 2024. With a new redevelopment blueprint on the table, the PM’s residence is now expected to move to the South-West corner, behind South Block on Raisina Hill.
HCP Design and Planning has bagged the contract for creating the blueprint. The project is in line with the original plan created by architect Edwin Lutyens.
Apart from accommodating all ministries, bringing the PM and Vice-President’s residences within the central vista are key facets. Similarly, the Vice President’s residence will be behind North Block.
To accommodate and modernise the Parliament, instead of refurbishing the existing building used since 1947, a new building will be developed inside Parliament complex. A triangular structure will be set up on a 13 acre plot, which is currently used for car parking. Besides, a Lok Sabha hall three times the size of the current one, a Rajya Sabha hall and a lounge will also come up.
Unlike the current Parliament, however, the Lok Sabha in the new one could be used for joint sessions. With a regular seating capacity of 900, divided into 450 pairs of seating units, it has been designed to accommodate 1,350 people for joint sessions. Designed in line with the Egyptian Parliament, the Lok Sabha hall will provide 50 percent more space to each Member of Parliament (MP). The existing Lok Sabha hall can only accommodate 552 MPs.
At present, 22 of the 51 Union ministries are located in and around the central vista. According to the blueprint, 10 modern buildings along both sides of the Rajpath spread will house all ministries. Besides integrated underground parking lots, these building complexes will have underground transit passages directly linked to the Delhi Metro’s yellow and violet lines.
To further cut down traffic congestion on the three km-long central vista spread between India Gate and Raisina Hill, pedestrian underpasses will replace traffic signals.
In addition, apart from a 48 acre biodiversity park housing all endangered and rare Indian species behind the President’s estate, North and South Block will be thrown open to the public. These two buildings, once converted into museums on India’s history along with the biodiversity park, will open up 75 acre of land for public to mark the 75th anniversary.
| Updated on: 17 - Jan - 2020
|
|
|
|