New Delhi, September 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the Defence Offices Complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue here. He also visited the Defence Office Complex at Africa Avenue and interacted with Army, Navy, Air Force and Civilian Officers.
“With today’s inauguration of complexes, India has taken another step in developing the nation’s capital according to the needs and aspirations of a new India in the 75th year of India’s independence,” said the Prime Minister while speaking on the occasion.
The Prime Minister said these modern offices built at KG Marg and Africa Avenue, will go a long way in effectively carrying out all the work related to the security of the nation. He appreciated the inclusion of attractive artefacts by Indian artists in the complexes as symbols of AaatmNirbhar Bharat. “The complexes reflect the modern form of diversity of our culture while preserving the vitality of Delhi and environment,” he said.
“The ongoing construction work of Central Vista is going on with this thought only,” said the Prime Minister.
PM Modi said the work of the Defense Office Complex which was to be completed in 24 months has been completed in a record time of just 12 months, that too when all the other challenges ranging from labour, were to the fore in the circumstances created by Corona.
The Prime Minister informed that these defence office complexes are constructed in 13 acre land parcels unlike earlier times when five times more land was used for similar complexes.
