Question: when will construction of new parliament building is supposed to be completed ?
i) July 2021
ii) July 2022
iii)July 2023
iv) None of the above
Answer: ii)
Context
- SC has cleared Centre’s plan to build a three times bigger Parliament in its Judgment on 5 January 2021.
Facts
- New parliament building is part of proposed central vista redevelopment project.
- Estimated cost of entire project is around 20000 crores.
- Tata Projects Ltd. has been chosen for construction of new parliament building project which is project of estimated cost of 971 crores.
- Tata Projects Limited won the bid to construct the new parliament building at cost of Rs 861.90 crores.
- New parliament building will be triangular in shape and present cultural diversity of India.
- Structure is expected to be completed by 2022, coinciding with 75 years of India’s independence.
By – Kameshwar Shukla