Pics inside | PM Modi visits new Parliament building

This is not the first time the Prime Minister has conducted a surprise check to review the construction of the upcoming Parliament complex. He had earlier visited the site in September 2021.

By: Express News Service

New Delhi | Updated: March 31, 2023 02:26 AM IST

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Tata Projects Ltd is constructing the building after being awarded the project for Rs 971 crore in 2020. However, the project cost is believed to have gone higher.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the new Parliament building on Thursday evening and spent over an hour inspecting the site and interacting with workers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the construction work of the new Parliament building, in New Delhi. (PMO)

Accompanied by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Urban Affairs Secretary Manoj Joshi, PM Modi also took stock of the various facilities coming up at both the Houses of Parliament, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the construction work of the new Parliament building, in New Delhi. (PMO)

This is not the first time the Prime Minister has conducted a surprise check to review the construction of the upcoming Parliament complex. He had earlier visited the site in September 2021.

PM Modi in the new Parliament building. (PMO)

The new Parliament building, which is almost ready but for some finishing touches in the interiors and artwork and some equipment testing, is “state-of-the-art and full technology-driven” and has adequate space for offices and multiple conference rooms. Besides being rooted in the Indian ethos through a variety of artwork and decorative displays, the new building has regional representation writ large. Three India galleries have also been accommodated in the building. One gallery will exhibit textile installations from all over India, along with the craft of pottery made authentically from the “mitti (clay) of all Indian states”.