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All you need to know about India's New Parliament House built at a whopping of cost of Rs 971 crore

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 19, 2023 15:04 IST

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: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the newly constructed parliament building to the nation on May 28, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a statement on Thursday. The new Lok Sabha building can accommodate 888 members.
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The present Lok Sabha building can accommodate some 543 members and the Rajya Sabha building can sit 250 members.
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The new Parliament House will not have a Central Hall. At present, the old Parliament House has a central hall with a total capacity of 436 people. The joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha has been held in this central hall till now.
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The new Parliament House will have a seating arrangement of 888 MPs in the Lok Sabha. The current Lok Sabha has a seating capacity of only 552 MPs. Thus, when the number of MPs will increase in the coming years, there will be no problem. The new Lok Sabha will be thrice the present size.
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The Rajya Sabha of the new Parliament House will also be larger than before. The current Rajya Sabha has a total strength of 245 seats. There will be a provision of 384 seats in the new Rajya Sabha. Thus even if the number of Rajya Sabha MPs increases in future, there will be no shortage of space in the House.
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The new Parliament building will also be able to withstand earthquakes. Delhi was in Zone 2 when the old Parliament House was built, but is now in Zone 4, as the risk of earthquake has increased in NCR. In such a situation, the new Parliament House will be strengthened so that it can withstand strong shocks in Zone 5.
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The theme of the structure of the House of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will vary. The theme of the Lok Sabha will be the National Bird - Peacock and the theme of the Rajya Sabha will be the National Flower - Lotus.
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The country will get the gift of a new Parliament House in the year 2022, on the 75th anniversary of Independence. It will be the first Parliament building built after Independence. Every MP's seat in the house will have a multimedia display in front of it.
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The new Parliament building will use green construction materials as an eco-friendly building. Devices will be installed which will save 30 per cent of electricity.
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There will also be arrangements for rainwater harvesting and solar power generation. Houses will have more comfortable seats than before. Tata Projects Limited will construct the new Parliament building on a total area of 64,500 sqm. The building is designed by HCP Design Planning and Management Private Limited.
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The number of committee rooms in the new Parliament House will be much more. Sophisticated audio-visual systems will be available in every committee room. This will facilitate the functioning of parliamentary committees.
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