Tag: Central Vista project

On Thursday, the historic 3 km (1.8 m) long avenue in Delhi, the capital of India, will be reopened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It cost about 6 billion rupees ($75 million; £65 million) to renovate the road, which serves as the site of the Republic Day celebrations. It is a component of a broader redevelopment programme that also calls for the construction of a new parliament building and mansions for the vice president and prime minister. Around 200 billion rupees is the estimated cost of the entire project. In order to renovate the area in central Delhi that is home to important government buildings, PM Modi's administration proposed the Central Vista project in 2019. Leaders of the opposition sharply criticised the initiative, citing both aesthetic and budgetary issues. Along