Lok Sabha Question No. 718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Impact of Central Vista Redevelopment Project on Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Mohammad Jawed, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 718

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## Impact of Central Vista Redevelopment Project on Air Pollution

## 718. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  has  considered  the  impactof  the  Central  Vista  Redevelopment project on the airpollution levels;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (c) whether his Ministry has considered the impactof the construction of the project on daily traffic/roaddiversions;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  nearly  416sq.  km  of  dense  forest  cover  will  be necessitated tooffset the carbon footprint of the project; and
- (f) if so, the steps being taken to address the sameand if not, the other steps proposed by the Ministry tooffset the carbon footprint?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (d) The  Ministry,  has  granted  environment  clearance  for  expansion  and  renovation  of Existing Parliament Building by M/s Central Public Works Department Parliament House at plot number 116 and 118 at Central Vista, New Delhi. The Environmental Clearance, issued to the project ,mandates conditions including, inter-alia, compliance  to  Notification  GSR  94(E)  dated  25.01.2018  of  MoEF&CC  regarding dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities; implementation of  plan  to  contain  exceedance in  ambient air quality at the site; implementation of Traffic Management Plan, etc.

The  Ministry  has also issued Terms  of  Reference  (ToR)  for  preparation of Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  Report  and  Environmental  Management Plan (EMP)  for Development/Redevelopment  of  Common  Central  Secretariat Buildings,  Central  Conference  Centre  along  with  other  buildings  by  M/s  Central Public Works Department at plot Nos. 137, 120, 22A, 22B, 22C,23D, 23C, 23B, 138, A&B Hutments, Part of Plot  30B  and  108  at  Central  Vista  New  Delhi.  The  TOR

issued  to  the  project, inter-alia ,  includes  assessment  of  the  cumulative  impact  of development activities within Central Vista Avenue and the Environmental Management Plan.

- (e)  and (f) Both the proposals do not involve diversion of forest land. The project for expansion and renovation of existing Parliament Building envisages implementation of energy conservation  measure  to  reduce  carbon  footprint.  Compensatory  plantation  against tree  cutting  as  per  Delhi  Tree  Preservation  Act  are  prescribed  along-with  various energy conservation measures with respect to offset the carbon foot print.

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