GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 14th Feb. The Delhi government has granted permission to the Central Public Works Department to transplant trees from the proposed Executive Enclave site under the Central Vista project.
The Executive Enclave will be built on the south side of South Block in plot number 36/38 of Lutyens’ Delhi.
“Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has cleared the way for (the) Prime Minister’s (Executive) Enclave.”
“The CPWD (Central Public Works Department) had sought permission for transplantation of 173 trees from (the) project site from (the) Delhi government and the Chief Minister has cleared the file, thereby expediting the project,” an official said.
The proposal was approved by the Kejriwal government on the condition that the agency undertake 10-times compensatory plantation.
The Executive Enclave will be built as part of the Centre’s large-scale Central Vista redevelopment project.
Housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), cabinet secretariat, India House and the National Security Council Secretariat, the Executive Enclave will cost an estimated ₹ 1,189 crore.
India House will be used as a conference facility like the Hyderabad House where high-level talks, especially with top visiting leaders of various countries, are currently held.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista, the nation’s power corridor, envisages a new Parliament building, a common central secretariat, new office and residence of the Prime Minister, and a new Vice-President enclave.
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