<p>Within the next five years, the Indian Army will have a new headquarters in Delhi spread over 39 acres of land, whose foundation stone was laid by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Friday.</p>.<p>Presently the offices under Army headquarters are spread into eight locations in Delhi including the South Block, Sena Bhawan, the World War -II vintage huts area near India Gate, RK Puram and Shankar Vihar.</p>.<p>Once ready, the new headquarters inside the cantonment area of south-west Delhi will house 6,014 offices. Some of the offices of the newly created Department of Military Affairs are also likely to be housed in the new complex.</p>.<p>However, both Army Chief and the Chief of Defence Staff are likely to be in the South Block till the time the iconic building houses the Ministry of Defence.</p>.<p>Currently, the Chiefs of the Army and Navy have their offices in the South Block, while the Air Force Chief sits in <em>Vayu Bhawan</em> that houses most of the IAF offices. In comparison, the offices under Army and Navy headquarters are scattered.</p>.<p>In 2015, then Defence Minister Arun Jaitley laid the foundation stone of <em>Nau Sena Bhawan-1</em>, at a site opposite to <em>Sena Bhawan</em> in central Delhi. But in the last four years, there is barely any progress on the project.</p>.<p>However, construction work is going on <em>Nau Sena Bhawan-2</em>, which is within the cantonment area and close to the proposed Army HQ, which is being called Thal Sena Bhawan.</p>.<p>The NSB-2 is likely to be finished by 2021 providing an opportunity to the Navy to integrate at least some of its offices under one roof.</p>
<p>Within the next five years, the Indian Army will have a new headquarters in Delhi spread over 39 acres of land, whose foundation stone was laid by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Friday.</p>.<p>Presently the offices under Army headquarters are spread into eight locations in Delhi including the South Block, Sena Bhawan, the World War -II vintage huts area near India Gate, RK Puram and Shankar Vihar.</p>.<p>Once ready, the new headquarters inside the cantonment area of south-west Delhi will house 6,014 offices. Some of the offices of the newly created Department of Military Affairs are also likely to be housed in the new complex.</p>.<p>However, both Army Chief and the Chief of Defence Staff are likely to be in the South Block till the time the iconic building houses the Ministry of Defence.</p>.<p>Currently, the Chiefs of the Army and Navy have their offices in the South Block, while the Air Force Chief sits in <em>Vayu Bhawan</em> that houses most of the IAF offices. In comparison, the offices under Army and Navy headquarters are scattered.</p>.<p>In 2015, then Defence Minister Arun Jaitley laid the foundation stone of <em>Nau Sena Bhawan-1</em>, at a site opposite to <em>Sena Bhawan</em> in central Delhi. But in the last four years, there is barely any progress on the project.</p>.<p>However, construction work is going on <em>Nau Sena Bhawan-2</em>, which is within the cantonment area and close to the proposed Army HQ, which is being called Thal Sena Bhawan.</p>.<p>The NSB-2 is likely to be finished by 2021 providing an opportunity to the Navy to integrate at least some of its offices under one roof.</p>
