The Central vista project will not be put on hold, nobody is going to do anything during COVID-19, the Supreme Court said.
New Delhi| The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Central Vista project which will cost Rs 20,000 crore to construct a new parliament and other central government offices in Lutyens’ zone in central Delhi.
Chief Justice SA Bobde said that a similar petition against the project is pending in court. During COVID-19 situation, nobody is going to do anything and there is no urgency.
Rajeev Suri, the petitioner, has already filed an appeal against the project and it is pending in the apex court.
The CJI said that a similar petition is pending and there’s no need to duplicate it, adding he can amend the petition.
The land use for the Vista project was challenged in the petition. The project covering 86 acre in Lutyens’ zone is a “brash move” and will deprive people enjoying open and green spaces, it alleged.
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The work on the project – the area between the India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhavan – will be completed by November 2021, a new parliament building by March 2022 and a common central secretariat by March 2024, according to the government.
Keeping in mind India’s 75th Independence Day in 2022, the project has been prepared.
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