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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the head of the 5 member panel constituted by the Centre to oversee timely implementation of various projects under the Central Vista Redevelopment Plan?
A
V K Saraswat
B
Ratan P Watal
C
Rajiv Kumar
D
Ramesha Chandra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bimal Patel, chief architect of the Central Vista redevelopment project, tells ET: “Lutyens is not copied but weaved in for harmony.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Central Vista Project UPSC The Central Vista complex, created by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, was meant to house the required infrastructure for efficient government administration and act as India’s administrative centre.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Central Vista Project sets out to build a new Parliament and other Central Government offices in Lutyens Delhi. What is Central Vista? Central Vista is a 3.2 kilometre stretch in Delhi which houses Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Block, India Gate, National Archives among others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Centre on Monday announced to rename New Delhi’s historic Rajpath & Central Vista lawns as ‘Kartavya Path’. This comes after the government announced last Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the revamped Central Vista Avenue stretching from the Vijay Chowk to the India Gate on September 8.

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