Central Vista Redevelopment Project | Yojana Dec 2022

Chapter 2: Central Vista Redevelopment Project

Introduction

• As part of the Central Vista Renovation Project, the three-kilometer Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate will be renovated, a triangular-shaped Parliament building will be built adjacent to the current one, and the Common Central Secretariat will be built.
• It also covers the creation of Central Vista Avenue and the transformation of the North and South Blocks into museums.
• Buildings with 87 storeys will be constructed for the Common Central Secretariat to house the offices of numerous ministries.
• It was created by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker to serve as the capital of the British Raj, but on August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation and claimed it as its own.

Challenges and Opportunity

• As a brownfield project, the Central Vista Redevelopment Project required careful retrofitting and rehabilitation to preserve the historical sanctity and integrity of the monuments while also modernising them for use in the twenty-first century.
• There is a little window of time in which to complete the project.
• A more simultaneous project execution method was established in order to speed up a linear project execution strategy.
• Here, the project's next step is conceptualised before the prior stage's approval is provided.

Need for the Redevelopment

• Rajpath and the surrounding districts of Central Vista Avenue have seen pressure from escalating visitor traffic over time, placing stress on its infrastructure. It lacked the bare necessities.
• There was also a need to plan the Republic Day parade and other national events in a less obtrusive manner with less constraints on the public's ability to travel.
• The reconstruction was completed while keeping the architectural character's integrity and continuity in mind.
• Kartavya Path: it represents a change from the former Rajpath serving as a symbol of power to now serving as an illustration of public ownership and empowerment.