PM Modi visits construction site of new Parliament building at night
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: September 27, 2021 11:18 AM2021-09-27T11:18:49+5:302021-09-27T11:18:49+5:30
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returned from a 3-day US visit on Sunday, made a surprise visit to the construction site of the new parliament building in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister reached the site without prior intimation and security detail.
PM Modi reached the construction site at 8:45 pm, spent almost an hour and conducted a first-hand inspection of the construction status of the new parliament building.
The new building is part of the Central Vista project.
The construction of the building is expected to be completed in the second half of the next year. He spoke to people involved in the construction as he inspected the ongoing work, official sources said. Government officials have said that Parliament's winter session in 2022 will be held in the new building. The new parliament building will have an area of 64,500 square metres.
