The Elevator that took Prime Minister Narendra Modi atop the new National Emblem; Spartan Exhibits an Engineering Marvel

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped into a specially designed elevator that took him straight atop the new Parliament building at the 6.5 – metre – high National Emblem carved in massive 9,500 kg of bronze, India unveiled and celebrated yet another marvel of creating a super sculpture blended with meticulous engineering to give an identity of New India.

The Central foyer of the new Parliament building of an ambitious Central Vista project that dons the super structure of the National Emblem where the four lions are mounted back-to-back on a circular abacus and the frieze of the abacus is adorned with sculptures of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull, and a lion separated by intervening Dharma Chakras, the supporting 6,500 kg structure of steel and the building that adores the National Emblem are being reckoned to be new engineering marvels.

Tata Projects, which constructed the Rs 862 crore new Parliamentary building of the iconic Central Vista – a three-km stretch in the heart of New Delhi that runs from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate – has set a striking example of innovation and construction by setting up a symbol of new India.

Dr Vikram Mehta, Managing Director, Spartan Engineering Industries Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of construction equipment and fire evacuation lifts, lauded the efforts and acumen of the team of Tata Projects working on this landmark project. Being a part of the Tata Projects team to construct and install the elevator that is used to reach atop the new Parliament Building, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi used during unveiling of the National Emblem, Dr Mehta said, “Making a new Parliament building to bear a giant 9,500 kg of the National Emblem statue on its roof is nothing but an engineering acumen and we admire exceptional engineering and project implementation skills the Tata Projects team have exhibited. The strength and quality of this building is exceptional and we, at Spartan Engineering Industries, are proud to be associated with this mega project; as we were privileged to install the elevator that is used to reach to the National Emblem atop the New Parliament building that Hon. Prime Minister used to reach during its unveiling.”

Flanked by large green spaces and containing significant structures such as Parliament, the Secretariat buildings and the National Archives, the Central Vista is recognised around the world as a rare example of innovative urban planning and architecture.

The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry had allocated Rs 2,600 crore in Union Budget 2022-23 for the construction of non-residential office buildings of the Central Vista redevelopment project, including the Parliament and Supreme Court.