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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated new Afghan Parliament built by India in Kabul

December 26, 2015India & WorldOmkar Sawant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 December 2015 inaugurated Afghanistan’s newly-built Parliament House in Kabul.

The house was entirely built by India’s government-owned construction agency Central Public Works Department (CPWD) at an estimated cost of 90 million US dollars.

About new Afghan Parliament House

  • Its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in August 2005.
  • It is spread across 86 acres. With a plinth area of around 30000 square meters, it is the largest structure in Afghanistan.
  • It has elements of Mughal and modern architecture with marbles used from Chesht-e-Sharif district of western Herat province.
  • Apart from the Parliament Block, which is the main building, the house consists of dining halls, library and a mosque that could house 400 prayers.
  • The Parliament Block has two large assembly halls to accommodate the Wolesi Jirga (the House of the People) and the Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House).
  • One of the key features of the new parliament building is its dome which is said to be one of the largest among the parliaments in Asia.
  • The building was constructed to withstand terror attacks. And, it was build to resist earthquakes of up to 8 on the richter scale as Afghanistan lies in the Seismic Zone V.
  • A block in the Parliament House was named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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