New lighting system in North and South Block

  New Delhi. The iconic North and South Block building flanking the Rajpath in the national capital began to shine with bright, shimmering reflected light combinations with the inauguration of new dynamic façade lighting tonight.

 The honour of inaugurating this Rs.15 cr, 16 million colour combination new lighting was given to Mahipal Singh, the senior most support staff who joined the Ministry of Home as a daftary in 1975.

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 20 other Cabinet Ministers attended the event including Rajnath Singh, Smt.Nirmala Sitaraman and Hardeep Singh Puri, with whom Mahipal Singh was seated in the front row, with others behind them. 

    After the inauguration, Prime Minister shook hands with Mahipal Singh, who is to retire in 10 days and complimented him. A twenty minute live demonstration of new lighting was organized for the Ministers, senior officials of the Government, 

   media and the large number of public who attended the launch. Rashtrapati Bhawan located between the North and South Block buildings and overseeing the Rajpath will be covered with similar lighting from the first of January next, 

     which would present a continuous stretch of visual delight. Ramvilas Paswan, Smt.Maneka Gandhi, Birendra Singh, Radhamohan Singh, Prakash Javdekar, Ravi Shanker Prasad, T C Gehlot, Ashok Gajpati Raju, Dharmendra Pradhan, Smt. Harsimran Kaur, Dr.Jitendra Singh were among the ministers who watched the new lighting show. Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimenting Mahipal Singh, an employee of Home Ministry who inaugurated new lighting system of North and South Block Buildings.