Delhi's tallest building will have a 350-foot waterfall

New Delhi's tallest building, with a 350-foot waterfall that can be seen from anywhere in the city, has been planned for completion in three years by the New Delhi Municipal Council.

NDMC Chairman Imtiaz Khan said the construction cost of the 30-floor shopping-cum-office complex in the heart of the city will be Rs 1 billion and it will be borne entirely by the council.

''The most beautiful feature will be a waterfall with a drop of 350 feet. The water will ultimately fall in a large sunken court making a water body for recycling. This fall will be utilised for air-conditioning instead of the usual cooling towers,'' Khan said.

Another feature of the project, which will come up in an 18-acre plot in the Gol market area, is an atrium. The centre of the complex will be landscaped and will be made completely green under a glass dome.

Khan said the Delhi Urban Arts Commission had already cleared the project. The cost of the land was being negotiated with the urban development ministry, which has agreed to allot the land to the council.

The Delhi Development Authority's Vikas Minar, which has 26 floors, is at present the tallest building in Delhi.

Designed by Sarat Das, the total built-up area will be 400,000 square feet. Besides shops and office spaces, it will have six departmental stores in expandable modules. The project will be completed by the turn of the century.

UNI