Speaker of the Assembly, Thomas A Sangma, today chaired a meeting of the High Powered Committee on the construction of the new Assembly building at Mawdiangdiang.
The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira, legislators Charles Pyngrope, Lahkmen Rymbui and Banteidor Lyngdoh, Chief Secretary DP Wahlang, Commissioner and Secretary Andrew Simons and other government officials.
Following the meeting, the Speaker informed that the HPC meeting was held to give administrative approval to the new design of the dome as well as financial approval citing the increase in scope of work.
The previous design for a dome over the building crashed while under construction in May last year.
Sangma stated that the new design has been vetted by IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati and construction work will proceed after Eid.
He also informed that the HPC has appointed a programme monitoring committee (PMC) as per the recommendations made by IIT Guwahati in the report on the first dome’s collapse.
