Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh takes stock of work on new Assembly building

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SHILLONG: The Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly,Metbah Lyngdoh, on Wednesday chaired a meeting with various line departments relating to construction works of the New Assembly Building at Mawdiangdiang.

In the meeting, the Speaker discussed micro details of the project with department heads of the Public Works Department, Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited, National Informatics Centre, Forests and Environment, amongst others.

Following the meeting, the Speaker said that he is satisfied with the progress of construction work, but added that a lot of effort and work needs to be taken care of to ensure that we complete the project as scheduled.

He said that it was a relief that the crane (only one of its kind in India) used in lifting the fabricated structure for the dome has completed about 75 per cent of its work.

The Speaker further informed that the construction work of the minar, which is the top part of the dome, will begin next week.

"We intend to complete it latest by July and commissioning and testing will be done in another month's time… end of August,' he said.

The Speaker also informed that the Government's intention is to inaugurate the building by September.

On funding from the Government of India, he said that discussions were held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Finance Department.

"I can say that we will be getting the funding from the Central Government," he said.

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