The Delhi City Arts Fee (DUAC) has accepted the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) proposal for the demolition and reconstruction of Assam Bhawan on Sardar Patel Marg, and directed a number of adjustments associated to parking, photo voltaic panels and artwork set up.
The choice was taken after learning the revised constructing plans. The fee had earlier rejected the proposals submitted by the NDMC on September 11, 2025, and October 1, 2025, officers stated.
Based on DUAC, the proposal for the redevelopment of the Assam Bhawan was initially accepted in July 2023, following which the work had additionally began on the website. Nevertheless, the designs have been later returned on account of “incomplete” submissions and the structure “not” reflecting the cultural id and heritage of the state.
The prevailing constructing, for which DUAC had first accepted plans in 1980 and later accepted the completion no-objection certificates (NOC) in 1987, is proposed to be redeveloped right into a construction comprising three basements, a floor flooring and 6 higher flooring, officers stated.
They added that the revised design was cleared after the supply for “double-stack parking preparations to fulfill the parking necessities” was added.
DUAC said: “The architect and the proponent should guarantee the right implementation of those preparations on-site, which shall be examined in the course of the proposal’s completion stage.”
DUAC additionally advised the set up of “clear-story photo voltaic panels on a well-designed structural body, built-in with the constructing design to make sure the efficient utilisation of the area beneath.” DUAC added that “this placement facilitates straightforward upkeep, reduces warmth load by elevated shading, and improves aesthetics.”
The fee additionally directed {that a} work of public artwork of appropriate scale, dimension and materials, imparting character and id to the complicated have to be put in.
“All plumbing pipes, rainwater pipes, service tools, diesel generator (DG) units, DG exhaust pipes, water tanks, air-conditioning models, photo voltaic panels ought to be camouflaged appropriately,” DUAC said.
