Demolition Of The National Museum Building Is Opposed?

 The present National Museum was constructed in 1950 to house the most ancient artefacts and other items most securely. The building construction cost was also a record source says. Now government has decided to demolish the building under the Central Vista program, and probably the demolition work will start from January next year source says. The scholars, historians and other prominent persons of the country oppose the move and opined that if space is constrained to accommodate new articles, then the National Museum will have vast open land in which new buildings, as per requirements, can be constructed source says. The persons opposed to the move are also worried about the safety and security of articles presently kept in museum because so for no place as secured are ready to transfer these very costly running into thousands of crores source says. Demolition of historical buildings and places without consideration of their historical value just for rewriting the history is not good for the country, source says.