Bharat Mandapam to be open for bookings after G20 in Sept

The new International Exhibition cum Convention Centre (IECC) or “Bharat Mandapam”, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday at the Pragati Maidan complex, will open for event bookings from the second week of September, according to officials aware of the matter.

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Pegged as India’s biggest MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) destination, Bharat Mandapam is built over 123 acre and the halls have a capacity to accommodate over 10,000 people. The venue, under the aegis of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), is set to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10. It was under renovation since 2017.

“We are opening the centre for events and the bookings will start after the G20 summit in September. We cannot make direct comparisons, but it is definitely among the largest such convention centres in the world,” said Sunil Barthwal, Union commerce secretary.

Officials said three government events will be hosted at the venue before it is handed over for preparations of the G20 summit in the first week of August.