India, May 24 -- Centre to take over 27.3 acres of land on June 5, 2026 for public and defence infrastructure

In a significant move, the Centre has asked the Gymkhana Club in Lutyens' Delhi, located at 2 Safdarjung Road, to hand over its premises by June 5, citing that the land was required for urgent public and securing defence infrastructure."

An order to this effect has been issued by the Land and Development Office under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. The Land & Development Office is scheduled to take over the premises on June 5, 2026. Spread across nearly 27.3 acres on Safdarjung Road, the club building was designed by famed British architect Robert Tor Russell - who also designed Connaught Place and Teen Murti House...