CPWD directed to expedite Supreme Court building project

Expressing concern over delay in construction of two additional office complexes for the Supreme Court, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu today directed the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to expedite the projects.
While inspecting the progress on the two projects, Naidu directed that the revised dates for completion of works on these projects should be met without fail.
The Rs 884 crore additional office complex is coming up opposite the Supreme Court, according to a senior Urban Development official.
Sanctioned in July, 2012 by the Ministry of Law & Justice, the complex was to be completed in three years, but only 14 per cent of the work has so far been completed.

With a proposed built up area of 1,80,845 sq mt, the complex coming up in an area of over 12 acres, will be used for offices, storage of records, library, auditorium/seminar hall, conference halls, litigants hall and parking.
Under the project, an underground passage to connect existing Supreme Court building and the new complex beneath Mathura Road is also to be built. The complex is to provide parking facility for around 1,850 cars.

Naidu directed CPWD to explore the possibility of undertaking works simultaneously in all the six packages. This complex is now targeted to be completed by September, 2017.

The Minister directed Urban Development Ministry Joint Secretary Praveen Prakash to monitor the progress of the project through regular inspections.
Another additional office building, to be built at a cost of Rs 84 crore, is coming up within the Supreme Court complex. This was sanctioned by the Ministry of Law & Justice in May, 2012 and was scheduled to be completed in December, 2014.
So far, 50 per cent of the work has been completed and the targeted date of completion has been revised to August, 2015.