NEW DELHI: The New Parliament Building is likely to be completed in October 2022 and may be ready before the winter session. Though the government had originally set August 27, 2022, as the deadline for the project, the timeline had to be revised as work could not start for 37 days due to a Supreme Court stay. Work started almost a month after the foundation stone was laid, sources said.
While the work of new Parliament Building and the redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue or the Rajpath and India Gate lawns is in full swing, the government is finalising the preliminary estimate for the first three Common Central Secretariat (CCS) Buildings. which will come up on the 25 acre land where the IGNCA is currently located. TOI has learnt that the tenders for these three buildings would be floated by first week of April.
“The aim is to accommodate all the more than 51 ministries in nine CCS buildings. A 3.5 km shuttle route will be constructed underground to connect and integrate all these buildings. It will work as a close loop,” said a source.
As per the Master Plan, the residence of Vice-President will be shifted from Maulana Azad Road to Block L&M near North Block. Similarly, the prime minister’s office and PM residence are proposed to come up near South Block.
However, the building of the National Archives, which is classified as a heritage structure, won’t be touched.