New defence office complex opened

What is the News?

The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Defence Offices Complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue in New Delhi.

What are Defence Office Complexes?

Defence Office Complexes has been constructed as a part of the Central Vista redevelopment project.

These complexes will accommodate around 7,000 officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, including the Army, Navy and Air Force. 

The buildings will provide modern, secure and functional working spaces. An Integrated Command and Control Centre has also been established for managing building operations while also catering to the end to end safety and surveillance of both the buildings.  

One of the defining features of these buildings is the use of new and sustainable construction technology called LGSF (light gauge steel frame), which reduced construction time from 24 to 30 months in the case of conventional reinforced cement concrete (RCC) construction. 

Note: Light gauge steel framing (LGSF) is a construction technology that uses cold-formed steel as the construction material.

Source: This post is based on the following articles

• “New defence office complex opened” published in The Hindu on 17th September 2021.

• “PM inaugurates the Defence Offices Complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue” published in The Indian Express on 17th September 2021.