Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker, Thomas A. Sangma, on Thursday, informed that the High Powered Committee has decided to give administrative approval to the new design of the Assembly dome.
Chairing the High Powered Committee on the construction of the new Assembly Building at Mawdiangdiang, the speaker said the committee has also given financial approval as there is an increase of scope of work.
“The HPC sat to give administrative approval (to the new dome design) and also there was some financial approval required. The scope of work has also increased,” the Speaker said.
He stated that the new design has been vetted by IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati, and added that construction work of the building will proceed now. However, the work will start only after EID.
“After Eid work will resume in full swing,” the Speaker said.
He also informed that the HPC has appointed a Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) as per the observations made by IIT Guwahati in the report on the collapse of the dome.
He also informed that the PWD & PMC has been instructed to look at the second phase of construction simultaneously.
The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Deputy Speaker, Timothy D Shira, Legislators Charles Pyngrope, Lahkmen Rymbui, and Banteidor Lyngdoh, Chief Secretary, DP Wahlang, Commissioner & Secretary, Meghalaya Assembly, Dr. Andrew Simons and other government officials.