Master Plan Approved for Dwarka Exhibition-Cum-Convention Centre

NEW DELHI:
The union government has approved the Project Master Plan for the proposed Rs 26,000 crore International Exhibition-Cum-Convention Centre (IECC) in Dwarka, south-west Delhi — a state-of-the-Art -facility which, when completed, will be one of the biggest in Asia.
The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) is the knowledge partner for the project, which is envisioned as a major national infrastructure designed to catalyze trade and industrial development through Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) and serve as an economic growth anchor.
The master plan was approved at the second meeting of the Project Steering Committee under the chairmanship of Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
The meeting earlier this month was attended by Secretaries of Urban Development, Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Chairman NHAI besides CEO&MD, DMICDC and senior officials of various departments.
The proposed development was approved by the Cabinet in March this year, and an extent of 89.72 hectares of land in Sector-25, Dwarka, was transferred to the DIPP for the pr
oject.
With an overall built-up space of 1.02 million sq.metres, the IECC will house exhibition halls, convention centers, banquet halls, an arena, a financial centre, hotels, food & beverage (F&B) outlets, commercial and retail services and common internal infrastructure facilities.
The IECC, which will be able to host 5,000 to 10,000 delegates, will be around 15 minutes away from the international airport in New Delhi, in close proximity to mixed use and entertainment district, with hotels available on site and within short distances.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will take up the extension of Airport Express metro line to provide dedicated metro connectivity to the ECC Complex.
The various other stakeholders in the project, including National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Transco and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) have also agreed to extend all necessary infrastructure and support for the project, for road connectivity, power supply, fresh water and sewage disposal system etc.
Phase I of the project is expected to be commissioned by June 2019. The IECC is designed to be a world-class platform for trade and business exchanges and will enable India to capture a bigger share of the global MICE market currently worth an estimated US $280 billion.