Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building. The emblem is made of bronze and is 6.5m in height, and took over nine months to cast, said senior Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials.

A senior official aware of the development said the concept sketch and process of casting the National Emblem on the roof of the New Parliament building has gone through eight different stages of preparation from clay modeling/computer graphic to bronze casting and polishing.

The PM also interacted with the workers (Shramjeevis) who are involved in the work. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others were present at the event.

A senior CPWD official said, “The structure weighs 9,500kg and is 4.4m in width. It has been cast at the top of the Central Foyer of the New Parliament Building. A supporting structure of steel weighing around 6,500kg has been constructed to support the Emblem.”

The Speaker said the new Parliament building would “most likely be completed in time by October-November 2022”.

“We are trying to hold the winter session this year in the new Parliament building. Preparations are underway on a war footing. There is only a seven-day lag in construction timelines, which can be covered. We had given the October-November estimation for completion of the project and I am very hopeful the winter session of 2022 will be held in the new green building,” said Birla.

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