New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) The Delhi government has given permission to transplant 173 trees for the construction of Executive Enclave that will house the new prime minister’s office, cabinet secretariat, India House and the National Security Council Secretariat, officials said on Tuesday.
The Executive Enclave will come up on the south side of South Block in plot number 36/38 in the high-security 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,” a Delhi government official said.
The Kejriwal government has approved the proposal upon the condition that the agency would take up 10-times compensatory plantation.
In August last year, Delhi LG VK Saxena wrote a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal citing various projects including the Executive Enclave being delayed due to delayed permission to remove trees.
He had requested Kejriwal for disposal of such applications within stipulated 60 days.
The Executive Enclave will be constructed under the Centre’s ambitious 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 Rs 1,189 crore.
The 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.
Chief Minister Kejriwal’s “timely intervention” in the matter has helped “expedite” the project, said a statement from Delhi government.
“Sometime back, the concerned authorities had sought permission for transplantation of some trees at the project site from Delhi government. The Chief Minister took up the matter on priority given its importance and his timely intervention in the matter has helped expedite the project,” it said. PTI SLB VIT VIT TIR TIR
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