Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: Central Vista Redevelopment

12 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi, demand free vaccination, suspension of Central Vista project

Leaders of 12 opposition parties Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a free mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, and a suspension of the central vista revamp project to aid the fight against the pandemic, PTI reported.

Petition to halt Central Vista Project moved to SC, says “we’ll see”

A plea to halt the construction of the ambitious Central Vista Avenue redevelopment project was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Central Vista project declared an essential service, work continues: Report

Amidst the catastrophic COVID-19 crisis in India, particularly Delhi, the construction work for Prime Minister's dream project Central Vista is continue overriding lockdown protocols...

The Central Vista Redevelopment – politics of erasure of a political artefact

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) issued a land-use change for the Rs.20,000 crore project, drawing criticism from MPs like Shashi Tharoor, Mahua Moitra, who called out the ‘dangerous misallocation of resources and misplaced priorities’ of the Centre. At the same time, few other MPs expressed their displeasure in the new Parliament building being made ‘a 7-star hotel replica’.