New Delhi, July 22 -- By the end of this week or next, the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be relocated to its newly constructed state-of-the-art office complex in the national capital, as part of the ongoing Central Vista redevelopment project.

This is the first-ever relocation of the MHA office, currently located in the iconic North Block building --a majestic colonial-era structure situated on Raisina Hill, flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Built in the 1910s and completed in the 1920s, the North and South Block buildings have housed key government ministries and formed the heart of India's central administration.

"The pace of relocation is steady and the transition is expected to be completed by the end of this week...