NEW DELHI: Construction of a new Parliament building will begin in December this year and is likely to be completed in October 2022, while the necessary measures have been implemented to ensure that Parliament sessions can be held uninterrupted during this period in existing buildings. The Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Friday.
The officials also said that sufficient measures have been taken to control air pollution and noise during the construction works of the new parliament building, which will have separate offices for all MPs and which will be equipped with the latest digital interfaces as a step. towards creating ‘paperless offices’.
The new building will also have a large Constitution Hall to showcase India’s democratic heritage, a hall for Members of Parliament, a library, several committee rooms, dining rooms and a large parking lot.
In the new building, the Lok Sabha chamber will have capacity for 888 members, while Rajya Sabha will have 384 seats for members of the upper house, the sources said after a review meeting chaired by the Lok Sabha president. Om Birla. This has been done taking into account the future increase in the membership of the two houses.
At present, Lok Sabha has an authorized force of 543 members and Rajya Sabha of 245.
The opening ceremony is expected to take place in December and may be attended by the president Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in addition to the presidents of the two houses, among other dignitaries, including political leaders.
The existing building is a British-era building, designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, who were responsible for the planning and construction of New Delhi.
The cornerstone of what exists Parliament House It was laid on February 12, 1921 and the construction took six years and cost Rs 83 lakh at that time. The opening ceremony was performed on January 18, 1927 by the then Governor General of India, Lord Irwin.
At the meeting, Birla said there should be no compromise to ensure quality control and the timely completion of work related to the new House of Parliament.
A monitoring committee will be formed to oversee the construction work, which would include officials from the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, CPWD, NDMC and the project architect / designer.
Last month, Tata Projects Limited won the tender to build the new parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore. The new building will be built close to the existing one under the Central view redevelopment project.
In a statement, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said Birla chaired a review meeting today on the construction of the new Parliament House. The meeting was also attended by the Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri.
During the meeting, Birla was briefed on the progress in moving facilities and other infrastructure from the area proposed for the construction of the new building.
The barricade plan and various mitigation measures were developed to control air pollution and noise during the construction process. Officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs further informed Birla about the proposed movement plan for important personnel and personalities during this period, including during sessions of Parliament, “the statement said.
The current Parliament House building will be appropriately modernized to provide more functional spaces for parliamentary events, to ensure its use alongside the new building, officials said.
In reviewing the various aspects and progress of the project, Birla emphasized smooth coordination and problem solving between the various agencies involved on a regular basis.
The ‘Constitution Hall’ will house the original copy of the Constitution, digital displays to show the democratic heritage of India, etc. Visitors will have access to this room to help them appreciate and understand the journey of India as a parliamentary democracy.
The redevelopment project of Central Vista, the nation’s energy corridor, envisages a new triangular parliament building, a common central secretariat and the renovation of the 3 km long Rajpath, from Rashtrapati Bhavan to the Gateway of India.
As part of the Central Vista redevelopment project, the prime minister’s residence and office will also likely be relocated near the South Block and the vice president’s new home will be in the vicinity of the North Block.
According to the plan, the current residence of the vice president is among the buildings identified by the government for demolition in Lutyens Delhi for the purposes of the project. There are plans to convert the north and south blocks, which symbolize the authority of the government since its inception in Lutyens’ Delhi, into museums.
Gujarat-based architecture firm HCP Designs has designed the Central Vista remodel project. The firm is responsible for preparing the project’s master plan, including the designs of the landscape and traffic integration plans, and parking lots, among others.
In September last year, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said that the British ruled India for 190 years and that they had good architects who built buildings that are now part of the country’s cultural heritage.
The government is likely to demolish buildings like Udyog Bhawan, Krishi Bhawan Y Shastri bhawan facilitate a new Central Secretariat that will house the offices of various ministries. Puri had said that buildings that had been built in the 1960s and 1970s should have been demolished many years ago.
The existing building is a huge circular building 560 feet in diameter.
The estate of the House of Parliament is surrounded by an ornamental wall of red sandstone or iron railings with iron gates that can be closed when occasions demand. The building has twelve gates.
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