The Rajpath/Central Vista starts from the Forecourts of Rastrapati Bhawan till the India Gate on the East-West axis in the heart of the Capital city. Initially this Rajpath was designed by Edward Lutyens' with vast open green space with double rows of trees and linear water bodies between the row of trees on both side of the Rajpath. This was also designed as a Ceremonial open space of 2.5 Km. long and 700 mt. wide which is now called as Central Vista.

The Central Government office buildings adjoining this vista on the sides define the boundaries of this open space and provide a definite edge to the space. The space has now been transformed into an important and busy public space for almost 60 years since independence. The area need to be seen as heart of New Delhi/ India Heritage which is suffering from misuse/abuse of green lawns, increased vehicular traffic, growing parking needs and undesirable interventions.

CPWD has proposed a comprehensive conservation oriented plan for Central Vista and details terms of references have been identified. The proposal need to be considered very carefully. Implementation policy need to be oriented specially with respect to security concerned and 26 January celebrations.