03/08/2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth to jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court Buildi… Sitemap Contact Feedback Intranet Media Login Skip to main content Screen Reader Access A- A A+ Search English Home › Media Center › Press Releases Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth to jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court Building of Mauritius July 28, 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court building of Mauritius on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The inauguration is scheduled to take place through video-conference in presence of senior members of Judiciary from Mauritius and other dignitaries from both the countries. The building has been constructed with Indian grant assistance and will be the first India assisted infrastructure project within the capital city of Port Louis after Covid. The new Supreme Court building project is one of the five projects being implemented under the ‘Special Economic Package’ of USD 353 million extended by the Government of India to Mauritius in 2016. The project has been completed within schedule and below expected costs. The building is spread over an area of more than 4700 sqm with over 10 floors and a built up area of around 25,000 sqm. The building exhibits a modern design and green features with focus on thermal and sound insulation and high energy efficiency. In October 2019, Prime Minister Modi and the PM of Mauritius had jointly inaugurated the Phase -I of the Metro Express Project and the new ENT Hospital project in Mauritius, also built under the special economic package. Under Phase-I of Metro Express project, construction of 12 km of metro-line was completed in September last year, while work on its Phase -2 envisaging 14 km of metro-line is ongoing. Through the ENT Hospital project, India assisted in construction of a 100 bed state of the art ENT hospital in Mauritius. The new Supreme Court Building is expected to become an important landmark in the city center symbolizing the strong bilateral partnership between the two countries. https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32856/Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi_and_Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius_Pravind_Jugnauth_to_jointly… 1/2 03/08/2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth to jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court Buildi… New Delhi July 28, 2020 Click here for Urdu version Click here for Bengali version Click here for Gujarati version Click here for Kannada version Click here for Malayalam version Click here for Odia version Click here for Punjabi version Click here for Tamil version Click here for Telugu version Click here for Assamese version Comments Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Copyright Policy Hyperlinking Policy Accessibility Statement Help © Content Owned by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Visitors: 158145861 , Page last updated on: 28/7/2020 Working hours at Headquarters 9:00 A.M. To 5:30 P.M. https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32856/Prime_Minister_Narendra_Modi_and_Prime_Minister_of_Mauritius_Pravind_Jugnauth_to_jointly… 2/2.