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New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly building, a 113-year-old colonial-era structure, may soon have a museum to make people aware of its history and heritage. Sources said the assembly secretariat initiated an exercise to conserve the structure and get the tag of a national heritage structure for the building. Sources mentioned that speaker Vijender Gupta recently held preliminary discussions with officials of the departments concerned, including the heritage cell of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
They added that the speaker will soon invite agencies such as the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage , Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, the Archaeological Survey of India, and the Delhi archaeology department to discuss the matter. The speaker also sought time from Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Officials said the speaker mentioned in the meeting that there was an urgent need to preserve the structure where the central legislative assembly held its sessions before Independence.
"The speaker stated that there was a huge heritage value of the building and it was required to be brought on the tourist map. A discussion was held to explore the possibility of opening a museum chronicling the building's historical milestones , and an exhibition hall was discussed," an official said. The premises currently house the historic gallows chamber, which may become part of the museum experience.
. Located on Alipur Road, the assembly was completed in 1912 after the British shifted India's capital from Kolkata to the city in 1911. .
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