Centre shortlists consultants for National War Museum
Indian Defence News: The planned museum will be connected through an underground passage with the memorial, according to documents reviewed.
Editorial Staff
Centre shortlists consultants for National War Museum
The government has started work on a National War Museum at the India Gate hexagon in New Delhi, ending a four-year long wait for a structure that should have come up along with the National War Memorial which opened on February 25.
The planned museum will be connected through an underground passage with the memorial, according to documents reviewed by Hindustan Times.
The ministry of housing and urban affairs’ arm the Central Public Works Department of India has shortlisted two New-Delhi based firms, CP Kukreja Architects and Suresh Goel & Associates.
CPWD opened the financial bid for the tender on July 23 for selecting the consultant for comprehensive architectural and engineering planning for the proposed National War Museum and underground connecting passage between National War Museum and Memorial in New Delhi.
The construction of the project is expected to cost around Rs 450 crore, according to officials aware of the development.
“The objective of this bid documents is to e…
