COURTESY HT JAN 16
Construction work on Parliament resumes
NEW DELHI : Construction work on the foundation of the new Parliament building officially began on Friday, officials aware of the development said, adding that some of the work had already begun on an alternative site to make up for the delay in the construction.
“As we were scheduled to start construction in December but had to put it on hold due to the Supreme Court’s initial stay we began building the blocks for the new building at a site allotted by the government at Kirti Nagar in New Delhi to save time,” a senior government official directly involved in the matter said requesting anonymity.
“Work (at the site itself) began on Friday.” this person added.
Construction work could not start earlier because the government had assured the Supreme Court that no construction or demolition work would commence till the apex court took a call on pending pleas on the issue. HTC