No jamun timber uprooted in Central Vista Avenue revamp, few timber to be transplanted: Puri

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday mentioned that no jamun timber have been uprooted as a part of the continued Central Vista Avenue redevelopment undertaking stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, and asserted that defining components of constructed heritage like lamp posts will likely be restored.
The Union housing and concrete affairs minister mentioned that only some timber will likely be transplanted as a part of the undertaking, claiming that the general inexperienced cowl will enhance.
This comes a day after stories mentioned that a number of jamun timber may very well be uprooted as a part of the Central Vista Avenue redevelopment undertaking.
“Do not believe in fake photos & canards about ongoing work at Central Vista Avenue. No Jamun trees have been removed. Only few trees will be transplanted in entire project. Overall green cover will increase. Defining elements of built heritage like lamp posts etc will be restored,” Puri tweeted.
In one other tweet, the minister mentioned the brand new Central Vista Avenue could have extra public area with refurbished lawns, paved walkways alongside Rajpath, improved panorama, clear canals, satisfactory public facilities, merchandising areas, public efficiency services, protected highway crossings, non-disruptive services for public occasions and so on.
The undertaking will likely be prepared in time to host the Republic Day parade in 2022, the seventy fifth yr of India’s independence, he mentioned.
The undertaking is being executed by Shapoorji Pallonji and Co Pvt Ltd.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista, the nation’s energy hall, envisages a brand new Parliament constructing, a standard central secretariat, revamping of the 3-km Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, new Prime Minister’s residence and workplace, and a brand new Vice President Enclave.
The authorities has been going through criticism from the Opposition for executing the Central Vista redevelopment undertaking amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Attacking the federal government on Friday, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi termed the undertaking a “criminal wastage” and requested the dispensation to concentrate on folks’s lives in the course of the pandemic.