<p>India will host the G20 meeting in 2023 at the revamped Pragati Maidan Complex, a part of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Modi inaugurated the New Exhibition Complex at the Pragati Maidan which is currently under redevelopment at a cost of Rs 2,698 crore.</p>.<p>“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the G20 summit will be held at Pragati Maidan,” Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said here at the launch of Pradhan Mantri GatiShakti-National Master Plan.</p>.<p>The Intergrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre will have eight exhibition halls spread over 72,000 square metres, he said adding that the international convention centre was under construction.</p>.<p>The convention centre will have a capacity to seat 7,000 people – which is five times the capacity of Vigyan Bhawan.</p>.<p>The centrepiece of the complex will be the convention centre -- a 36.4 meters tall structure built on a raised platform with an elliptical facade and artworks inspired from Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhawan. It will have a huge front plaza that includes a 7,000 sqm waterbody with a laser musical fountain.</p>.<p>The convention centre will have entry and exit points from Mathura Road, Purana Quila Road and Bhagwan Das Road.</p>.<p>A unique feature of the project is the simultaneous construction of a tunnel connecting India Gate to Ring Road across Pragati Maidan and 6 underpasses to decongest traffic in and around the area.</p>.<p>The India International Trade Fair (IITF), the flagship event of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, will be held in the new exhibition halls from November 14 to 27.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>India will host the G20 meeting in 2023 at the revamped Pragati Maidan Complex, a part of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Modi inaugurated the New Exhibition Complex at the Pragati Maidan which is currently under redevelopment at a cost of Rs 2,698 crore.</p>.<p>“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the G20 summit will be held at Pragati Maidan,” Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said here at the launch of Pradhan Mantri GatiShakti-National Master Plan.</p>.<p>The Intergrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre will have eight exhibition halls spread over 72,000 square metres, he said adding that the international convention centre was under construction.</p>.<p>The convention centre will have a capacity to seat 7,000 people – which is five times the capacity of Vigyan Bhawan.</p>.<p>The centrepiece of the complex will be the convention centre -- a 36.4 meters tall structure built on a raised platform with an elliptical facade and artworks inspired from Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhawan. It will have a huge front plaza that includes a 7,000 sqm waterbody with a laser musical fountain.</p>.<p>The convention centre will have entry and exit points from Mathura Road, Purana Quila Road and Bhagwan Das Road.</p>.<p>A unique feature of the project is the simultaneous construction of a tunnel connecting India Gate to Ring Road across Pragati Maidan and 6 underpasses to decongest traffic in and around the area.</p>.<p>The India International Trade Fair (IITF), the flagship event of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, will be held in the new exhibition halls from November 14 to 27.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
