False narrative being spread on Central Vista: Urban affairs minister Puri

Questions validity of estimated Rs 20,000 crore figure, while total cost is yet to be ascertained

Hardeep Singh Puri, minister of housing and urban affairs, today lashed out at those opposing the Central Vista project amid the Covid pandemic. From the estimated cost of the project to the clearances it has secured, Puri presented the government’s stand on wide-ranging issues that have been discussed across platforms.

While the cost of the entire project, to be completed in three phases, has been estimated by various quarters at Rs 20,000 crore, Puri said no such assessment has yet been done by the government. “We have not yet ascertained the total cost of the project. The figures that are making