The first international-level convention centre of Haryana will come up in Faridabad. The foundation stone of the project was laid by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 28 August 2019.
The project, costing Rs 400 crore, will be primarily used to hold national and international-level conferences, conventions related to government officials, corporate and industry, performing arts, film festivals and events of various levels held at facilities like Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.
The three plenary halls will be able to accommodate an audience of 4,000 at a time. While the main hall will have a sitting capacity to accommodate 2,500 persons, two other halls will accommodate another 1,500. The convention centre will also hold corporate, industrial and government exhibitions, etc with ease as it will provide state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The convention centre will come up on an 8.2 acre plot in Sector 78 of Greater Faridabad area having a wide road access from a national highway and in close proximity of a Metro rail station. The other facilities that will be provided include a large food court to serve up to 5,000 visitors at a time.
A double-level basement parking will be made available for 1,200 to 2,400 vehicles. Based on the green concept, the multi-storey building will not only use renewable solar energy, but will also focus on low energy consuming air-conditioning system and lights to minimise emission of greenhouse gases.
It will have a zero-discharge facility as the rainwater will be harvested, and waste water from toilets be treated and recycled for use in horticulture, housekeeping and air-conditioning.