Shillong, June 8: The High Powered Committee (HPC) on the construction of the new Assembly Building met at the Taj Vivanta in Shillong on Thursday.

The meeting was attended by Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Deputy Chief Ministers Prestone Tynsong and Sniawbhalang Dhar and other legislators and officers of various line departments.

In his brief, Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma informed that the agendas taken up were review of the progress of construction of the main building, proposal for the second phase of construction and presentation on security systems.

He informed that the HPC, Assembly Secretariat, and line departments have accepted the proposal for the second phase and the proposal will be submitted to the Ministry of DoNER.

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