GUWAHATI: The construction of the new Meghalaya Assembly Building is in full swing, announced Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Twitter.
"I visited the construction site of the new Meghalaya Assembly building. Workers are now clearing the rubble of the damages to resume construction work," wrote Sangma on Twitter.
It may be mentioned that the dome of the new Meghalaya Assembly building collapsed earlier in September last year.
The dome of the new Meghalaya Assembly building at Mawdiangdiang collapsed due to its weight in September 2022, according to IIT Guwahati, which was probing the incident.
The IIT Guwahati report also stated the lack of coordination between designers and contractors as another factor that led to the dome collapse.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said there was a lack of coordination between agencies implementing the project.
"In the first case, the finding of the IIT-Guwahati was that because of the action of the dead weight alone, which means the overall weight of the entire dome was too heavy to sustain," Sangma said.
"There was a lack of coordination between the different agencies during the design implementation. Had it not been so, the situation would not have occurred," he added.
Meanwhile, the findings of the IIT-Guwahati were submitted to the High-Powered Committee (HPC) of the Meghalaya Legislative Committee on Friday. The HPC has sought an explanation from the designers and the contractors, and based on it; the committee will decide the further course of action.
The chief minister further said, "As per the report, the report's final finding was that the rest of the building was safe. The structural and foundational strengths were found to be as per standards."