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New Delhi: Afghanistan will finally have its new Parliament building at Kabul, built by India's premier government-owned construction agency Central Public Works Department (CPWD), by this month end.
The work for this project started in December 2009 and the original schedule for completion was December 2011. Sources in the urban development ministry said CPWD has informed that the building and other facilities will be ready in the next fortnight. "It will be ready for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon," a ministry source said.
Sources said that the pace of construction increased significantly during the past two years and it was decided not to extend the deadline further. "Since the focus was to complete it quickly and in a time-bound manner, urban developmement minister M Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the progress twice," said a ministry official.
Afghanistan to have India-built Parliament building by month end - Times of India
The House of People, locally called as Wolesi Jirga, has a normal seating capacity of 256 and future provision of 38 seats. During joint session of both the Houses, the inner lobby of this block shall have additional space for provision of seating of members of Senate and others, presently 170 seats plus 20 future seats. Provision for press gallery and visitors gallery has also been kept.
The Upper House, which is called as Meshrano Jirga, will presently have a seating capacity for 134 seats. The flooring consists of superior type wooden flooring, granite and marble in combination, superior type granite flooring, Makrana white marble flooring and carpet flooring.
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The work for this project started in December 2009 and the original schedule for completion was December 2011. Sources in the urban development ministry said CPWD has informed that the building and other facilities will be ready in the next fortnight. "It will be ready for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon," a ministry source said.
Sources said that the pace of construction increased significantly during the past two years and it was decided not to extend the deadline further. "Since the focus was to complete it quickly and in a time-bound manner, urban developmement minister M Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the progress twice," said a ministry official.
Afghanistan to have India-built Parliament building by month end - Times of India
The House of People, locally called as Wolesi Jirga, has a normal seating capacity of 256 and future provision of 38 seats. During joint session of both the Houses, the inner lobby of this block shall have additional space for provision of seating of members of Senate and others, presently 170 seats plus 20 future seats. Provision for press gallery and visitors gallery has also been kept.
The Upper House, which is called as Meshrano Jirga, will presently have a seating capacity for 134 seats. The flooring consists of superior type wooden flooring, granite and marble in combination, superior type granite flooring, Makrana white marble flooring and carpet flooring.
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