New Delhi, Dec 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today performed ground-breaking ceremony of the new parliament building in a grand ceremony attended by over 200 dignitaries, including Union Ministers, Ministers of State, MPs, foreign envoys and religious leaders attended the function here on Thursday.
Speaking at the Foundation Stone Laying of the New Parliament. https://t.co/Gh3EYXlUap
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 10, 2020
Six priests, the PM performed the rituals around a holy pyre organized in a flower-decked marquee.
It is to mention here that the new parliament building is the key piece of the ₹20,000-crore Central Vista project, which aims to build and refurbish the government buildings on part of the 3 km Rajpath that stretches from the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan to the iconic war memorial India Gate. The construction cannot begin for now with the Supreme Court hearing petitions challenging the project.
The proposed four-storied building would sprawl over an area of 64,500 sq meters and cost an estimated ₹ 971 crore. The construction is expected to be completed in time for the country’s 75th Independence Day in August 2022.
Tata Trusts’ Chairman Ratan Tata, whose Tata Projects is a part of the building plan, Union Minister HS Puri, deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders also present
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