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After drawing criticism for razing lush green lawns at the Rajpath, the Central government’s ambitious Central Vista project is now set to demolish 3 iconic buildings – the National Museum,

National Archives (Annex building) and Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts. As per a report by NDTV, other buildings that will be razed off as a part of the ₹20,000 crore project include

Shastri Bhavan, Krishi Bhavan, Vigyan Bhavan, Vice-President’s residence, Jawahar Bhavan, Nirman Bhavan, Udyog Bhavan and the Raksha Bhavan.  The total area to be demolished is estimated to

be 4,58,820 square metres.  THE PRIZED ITEMS LIKE ORIGINAL COINS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND JEWELLERY CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM WILL APPARENTLY BE MOVED EITHER TO THE NORTH

BLOCK OR SOUTH BLOCK. THESE OBJECTS ARE OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR COUNTRY. WHILE THE MAIN BUILDING OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES WILL REMAIN INTACT, THE ANNEXE BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED.

IT HAS A HUGE COLLECTION OF RARE MANUSCRIPTS AND FILES FROM INDIAN HISTORY. Artists are concerned that any careless handling of these precious documents might lead to irrevocable damage and

loss. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts houses one of the finest libraries in India. All its content, including heritage material, will be temporarily shifted to the Janpath Hotel.

ADVERTISEMENT Around 80 historians, artists and public intellectuals, like Romila Thapar and Gayatri Spivak have written a letter to PM Modi asking him to reconsider the redevelopment

project as it can cause irreparable damage to Indian heritage. This is how netizens are reacting to the news. > OMG!! My ignorance thought its a greenfield project but understand > how

 many buildings including iconic ones have to be denolished!! > That too during Pandemic. https://t.co/ym36EphaOA > — Politico (@Socialtweetple) May 17, 2021 > One has to be a 

psychopath of the worst kind 2 conceptualize the > defacing of one of the most beautiful part of national capital. >  > Destroying the iconic buildings 4 the construction of the 

most > unrequired structure is not the handiwork of a mad megalomaniac > only.#CentralVista https://t.co/LqBjSsHBfu > — Vivek Sood Modii-O-Modii (@vivekuksood) May 17, 2021 With

these heritage buildings being demolisehd, a part of our history will be lost forever.