The construction progress of the Parliament building under construction in the Singha Durbar complex has been extended for the fifth time, with only 87 percent progress. The government formed after the Gen-G movement has set the election date for Falgun 21. Even though the election was held on this date and the elected parliament was elected, there is no building to hold the House of Representatives meeting. The Parliament building in New Baneshwor was destroyed after being set on fire and vandalized during the Gen-G movement.

If the under-construction parliament building is not completed within the fifth extended date, an alternative will have to be found. As the pace of construction of the building is still slow, it does not seem that the work will be completed even within the extended time.

Secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development Gopal Sigdel claims that the main work will be completed within the extended time and the building will be completely ready by the time the new parliament comes. ‘Currently, construction and interior work is underway, there is no major problem in the work,’ he said, ‘The work of bringing the materials used in the building from India and installing them is underway.’

After the work was not completed even after the fourth extension of time till Chaitra 18, 2081, the deadline has been extended to the upcoming Poush 16. However, the demand of the construction entrepreneurs was to extend the deadline by one year. Minister for Energy, Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development Kulman Ghising has drawn the attention of the concerned bodies to work so that the work is completed within the specified time and the next elected parliament session is held in the new building.

The work is currently underway and the construction is progressing, claims Sunil Thakur, head of the Special Building Construction Project. ‘Works such as the road around the building, firefighting, etc. are being done,’ he said, ‘the work of false ceilings and furniture is being done in the second phase contract.’ He said that the work is being completed within the extended time.

Even though responsible persons from the President to the Speaker, the Chairman of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister and others have inspected and monitored the under-construction Parliament Building from time to time and given instructions, the work has not yet gained momentum. Although various parliamentary committees have also monitored and given instructions to complete the work quickly, they have not been implemented.

The Parliament Building is being constructed on an area of ​​156 ropanis in the Singha Durbar premises. High-rise buildings up to five floors have been built. But the work outside and inside the building has not been completed. The contract for the construction of the building has been taken by Tundi-SEC JV. The contract amount is 5.67 billion 27 million rupees. After the 2079 BS elections, the construction of the new building was started with the aim of holding the first parliament session in the new building.

The contract was signed on 2076 BS saying that the construction could be completed by 2079 BS. After the work was not completed as per the initial agreement, the deadline was extended for the first time to 2079 BS, but when the work was not completed, the second time was from 2080 BS to 2080 BS. When the work was not completed again, the deadline was extended for the third time from 2080 BS to 2080 BS, but no significant progress was made in the construction.

After the work was not completed during this period, the deadline was extended for the fourth time to 2081 BS, but when the work was not completed, the time was extended again. The deadline has been extended to 2082 BS with the intention of holding the winter session of the parliament in the new building again. The Singha Durbar complex will also house the House of Representatives, the National Assembly Building, the Central Lobby, the Office Building for Very Distinguished Persons, a library and a museum.

The parliamentary party office building, the parliamentary committee building, two buildings of the parliament secretariat, the Chamena Griha, the press and printing building have been constructed separately. 476 four-wheeler and 800 two-wheeler parking lots and a building to house security personnel have been constructed. Meanwhile, KC-Shyamsundar-Bania JV has taken a separate contract for the interior for Rs 2.34 billion 5.4 million. But the work has not been completed yet. The agreement was signed on 17 Ashad 2080 to complete the work by 2081 Ashad. Later, the time was extended to 16 Chaitra 2081, but after the work was not completed, the deadline has been extended again to 16 Poush. The progress is only 25.58 percent.