Prime Minister to inaugurate new Parliament building on May 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much awaited new Parliament building on May 28.The four-storey building has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹970 crore. The building has been designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management, and constructed by Tata Projects Limited. The new Parliament will have a seating capacity of 888 for the Lok Sabha, as against 543 in the old Parliament House.Designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management under architect Bimal Patel, the new structure – set to be inaugurated on May 28 – has been built by Tata Projects Ltd.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the building on December 10, 2020, and its construction began in January 2021. Designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management under architect Bimal Patel, the structure has been built adjacent to the existing Parliament House by Tata Projects Limited.
The new building, meanwhile, has state-of-art technology, including biometrics for ease of voting, digital language interpretation or translation systems, and programmable microphones. It has been reported that the interiors of the halls will be fitted with virtual sound simulations to set the right levels of reverberation and limit echoes.
