PM Modi unveils natl emblem on new Parliament building

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building.

The national emblem is made of bronze, weighs 9,500 kg and is 6.5 metre high. It has been cast at the top of the central foyer of the new parliament building. A supporting steel structure weighing around 6,500 kg has been constructed to support the emblem, a government note said.

The concept sketch and process of casting the national emblem on the roof of the new parliament building has gone through eight stages of preparation, starting from clay modelling, computer graphics to bronze casting and polishing, the government note added.

During the event, the Prime Minister also interacted with those part of the workforce involved in the construction of the grand new Parliament building.

The emblem was unveiled following a puja attended by the Prime Minister.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were present on the occasion.

The new parliament building project will cost the government ₹1,250 crore. The cost shot up by 29 per cent over the budgeted expenditure of ₹977 crore. The building, which is the highlight of the government's ambitious Central Vista project, is being built by Tata Projects.