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Article: Civic Centre overshoots city's tallest

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March 6, 2008
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Neelam Pandey

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, March 6 -- THE CAPITAL reached new heights on Thursday when the under construction Civic Centre on Minto Road surpassed the earlier tallest building in the city - Hans Bhawan. The Civic Centre has now reached a height of 91.5 metres.

The Civic Centre, which would house the headquarters of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has already surpassed Hansalaya on Barakhamba Road by 3.5 metres. However, once completed in March, it will surpass Hansalaya by 13 m.

One of the most ambitious projects of the civic body, the Civic Centre will have 28 floors. The building once completed would be 101 metres from the ground level, which is taller than ...

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