November 18, 2019
The integrated exhibition cum convention centre project
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Bag39;Ashok Stambh' will form the focal point of the rich landscape around
the project. Access is provided to this tunnel from Mathura Road also.The
interventions planned to decongest traffic include a tunnel under Pragati Maidan
connecting the Purana Quila Road to the Ring Road. The tunnel will provide the
much-needed alternative to Bhairon Road, providing direct access between the
traffic from India Gate as well as ITO to Ring Road.
The tunnel also provides
direct access to Pragati Maidan basement parking planned for cars as well as
buses.National Buildings Construction Corporation CMD Anoop Kumar Mittal said
almost all statutory approvals have been obtained except one or two, and the
target is to start the project by July 2017. "Last year, we used one lakh square
metres of space."The landmark project will add immensely to the grandeur and
stature of Delhi and is certainly in sync with India aspiring to be a global
power," he added.
It will also have a large rooftop helipad with elevator access
for fast and secure route for heads of states visiting the convention centre, a
hotel with 500 keys to be managed by a private party, integrated food courts,
amphitheatres, covered canopies or walkways and skywalk connectivity with the
Pragati Maidan metro station and seven modern exhibition halls."The timeline for
completion of convention centre has been kept at November-December 2018 and the
overall completion by June 2019," Mittal said."We will have covered exhibition
space of 1,22,000 square metres once the complex is built, the largest in the
world.
Out of the Rs 2,254 crore, Rs 1,200 crore will come from the free reserves
of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) whereas the remaining will be
sourced through institutional loans from banks and financial institutions and
monetisation of land for building a hotel.Goyal admitted that the India
International Trade Fair will not be on the same scale.The Heritage Conservation
Committee (HCC), the statutory body of experts, had decided earlier that only
those buildings which are at least 60 years old can be considered for inclusion
in the heritage list. We will also have open exhibition space of close to 15
acres of land with four amphitheatres," India Trade Promotion Organisation
(ITPO) CMD L C Goyal told reporters here.Asked about the demolition of the
modern architectural landmarks 'Hall of Nations' and 'Hall of Industries'
earlier to make way for the modern complex at Pragati Maidan which was met with
some resistance, Goyal retorted that there is no structure # classified as
heritage in Pragati Maidan.
New Delhi: Come June 2019, Delhi's
iconic Pragati Maidan complex will be transformed into a world-class,
state-of-the-art integrated exhibition-cum-convention centre, with a large
rooftop helipad and a hotel with 500 keys. A majestic 'Ashok Stambh' will form
the focal point of the rich landscape around the project.."An elaborate traffic
solution has been designed to ensure that all the road crossings are made signal
free and their capacities augmented as well as connect the Pragati Maidan
project seamlessly with the surrounding road network," ITPO CMD Goyal said.
However, this year it will be half of that," the ITPO CMD said, admitting that
managing the crowd will be a challenge given the space constraints.However,
visitors thronging the India International Trade Fair may have a hard time this
year and the next, with the construction work leading to massive space
constraints.
The integrated exhibition cum convention centre project is being
built at an estimated cost of Rs 2,254 crore.The integrated
exhibition-cum-convention centre project is being built at an estimated cost of
Rs 2,254 crore, excluding the cost of exhaustive and elaborate traffic
interventions which will cost another Rs 800 crore. Besides, the Mathura Road
has been designed as signal free movement starting from ITO till Delhi Public
School.The convention centre will also have basement parking for 4,800 vehicles
with entry and exit points for smooth traffic flow
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