MCD Civic Centre
Construction
Built at a cost of Rs 500-650 crore, the building was designed by architect Shirish Malpani. He is a visiting faculty at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The maintenance of the building has been outsourced to a private company for Rs 8.33 crore/year.
Architecture
The 28-storeyed MCD Civic Centre comprises five multi-storey blocks, with a total built-up floor area of approximately 1,16,000 sq metres excluding a three-level basement parking facility for about 2,500 equivalent car unit, seven entry and exit gates, eight escalators, 43 passenger and service elevators and 100 per cent power back-up. It is near to Asaf Ali Road. MCD Civic Centre is surrounded by Tagore Road, Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, Vivekananda Road, and Zakir Hussain College.
It was inaugurated in April 2010, after 15 years of delays, and MCD offices shifted from Delhi Town Hall in Chandni Chowk.
See also
References
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- ^ "Delhi's new tower set to dwarf the tallest". Ibnlive.in.com. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "MCD Split: New Civic Centre's Fate Hangs in Balance". News.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "MCD Civic Centre maintenance outsourced at Rs 25 cr". Indian Express. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "No fire safety nod, Mayor to shift to Civic Centre". Indian Express. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
