NBCC to construct 65-storey ‘Twin-Tower Trade Centre’ in Guwahati
NBCC, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Govt. of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam for the construction of a Twin-Tower Trade Centre in Guwahati valued at approx. Rs 1950 Crores. The MoU was signed between Dr. An
NBCC, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Govt. of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam for the construction of a Twin-Tower Trade Centre in Guwahati valued at approx. Rs 1950 Crores.
The MoU was signed between Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, on the behalf of NBCC (India) Ltd. and Ravi Capoor, Additional Chief Secretary, on the behalf of Govt. of Assam in the presence of Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal; Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri; and Minister of Industry & Commerce, Govt. of Assam, Chandra Mohan Patowary.
The iconic Twin-Towers are being built on a land of approx. 10.6 acres area, which has been provided by the State Government, and the project shall be executed on a self-revenue generating model by NBCC. It will be equipped with modern amenities integrated with state-of-the-art IT enabled services, and will house convention centre, hotel, shopping complex, service apartments, residential zones, museum, cinema halls basement parking with a capacity of 4000 cars, multi layered security system. etc. The eye-catching design of the towers has been inspired from the symbols of Assam such as ‘one-horn Rhino’ and ‘Dhol’.
The project, touted to be the new Trade and Business Gateway for South-East nations, will immensely boost economic interlinkages by facilitating global trade and investment; thereby empowering the State of Assam and the North-East on a whole.
Sharing the details of the Project with the media, Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal shed light on some of the significant features as conceived by NBCC. He stated that this structure would be built incorporating green norms and have GRIHA compliance. “The company has prepared the design considering the seismically-active location of the city”, he informed. Dr. Mittal further added that NBCC was looking to acquire the license from World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) and develop this project as a World Trade Centre.
“The work on Twin-Tower Trade Centre Guwahati will commence in July 2018 and the company will make all-out efforts to complete it within 3 years.” he concluded.
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