Yuge Yugeen Bharat: Delhi's North, South blocks set to become world's largest museum
Key points
- Work has begun on restoring the North and South Blocks to their original design, following which the project to convert them into the ambitious Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum will start by a consortium selected via a global tender, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said.
- In an interview with PTI Videos on Wednesday, he also shared more details on the status of the mega project, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the culture ministry the target of 2028 to complete and inaugurate its first phase.
- Read Full Story Billed to be the largest museum in the world, it will have eight thematic segments telling the story of India spanning over 5,000 years.
- The new museum, to be housed in the North Block and the South Block in the heart of the country's capital, will cover an area of nearly 1.5 lakh sqm with 950 rooms spread over...
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Work has begun on restoring the North and South Blocks to their original design, following which the project to convert them into the ambitious Yuge
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Key Takeaways
- Work has begun on restoring the North and South Blocks to their original design, following which the project to convert them into the ambitious Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum will start by a consortium selected via a global tender, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said.
- In an interview with PTI Videos on Wednesday, he also shared more details on the status of the mega project, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the culture ministry the target of 2028 to complete and inaugurate its first phase.
- Read Full Story Billed to be the largest museum in the world, it will have eight thematic segments telling the story of India spanning over 5,000 years.
- The new museum, to be housed in the North Block and the South Block in the heart of the country's capital, will cover an area of nearly 1.5 lakh sqm with 950 rooms spread over a basement and three storeys, officials earlier said.
- While the North Block, which earlier housed the home ministry, the finance ministry and other government departments, has been vacated, the South Block β housing some key ministries β too is planned to be vacated gradually.
π Source: India Today
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