| Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic Centre (MCD) Delhi | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Minto Road New Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°38′28″N77°13′40″E / 28.6412°N 77.2277°E |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Roof | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
Municipal Corporation of Delhi Civic Centre is the tallest building in New Delhi [1] at 101 metres [2] and 28 floors.
Built at a cost of Rs 500-650 crore, [1] [3] the building was designed by architect Shirish Malpani. He is a visiting faculty at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The maintenance of the building has been outsourced to a private company for Rs 8.33 crore/year. [4]
The 28-storeyed MCD Civic Centre comprises five multi-storey blocks, with a total built-up floor area of approximately 1,16,000 sq metres excluding a three-level basement parking facility for about 2,500 equivalent car unit, seven entry and exit gates, eight escalators, 43 passenger and service elevators and 100 per cent power back-up. It is near to Asaf Ali Road. MCD Civic Centre is surrounded by Tagore Road, Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, Vivekananda Road, and Zakir Hussain College. [5]
It was inaugurated in April 2010, after 15 years of delays, and MCD offices shifted from Delhi Town Hall in Chandni Chowk. [1]
