Construction of mock-ups of an office for the Common Central Secretariat (CCS) project in the plot next to Bharatiya Janata Party president J.P. Nadda’s official residence was abruptly stopped soon after it began in June, according to sources.
As a part of the government’s larger redevelopment of the Central Vista area, three buildings of the new CCS are coming up at the site of the erstwhile Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) campus on Janpath. The project was awarded by the Central Public Works Department to Larsen and Toubro Ltd. on October 27, 2021, for ₹3,141.99 crore, the largest contract given by the CPWD till then, and is currently under construction.
In connection with the CCS project, some mock-ups and a steel shed were to be constructed at 9, Janpath, an empty plot right next to Mr. Nadda’s residence at 7-B, Motilal Nehru Marg, according to the sources. However, the work was stopped soon after it was started, they said.
