India, July 25 -- After floating a plan to reconstruct the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, along the lines of the Central Vista project in New Delhi housing the Parliament, over a month ago, the state government recently sanctioned a similar plan for the Vidhan Bhavan in Civil Lines, Nagpur. It will be spread over an area of 9 lakh square feet (built-up area), up from its present 1.3 lakh square feet (built-up area). Four multi-storeyed buildings have been planned on the existing premises and a separate 14-storeyed building next to it. The project cost is estimated to be over Rs.1000 crore.

The Mumbai and Nagpur projects have been named Maha Vista.

The blueprint, prepared by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC),...