The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly — famous for the 2022 collapse of its 70-tonne IIT-Roorkee-approved steel dome — has weathered a second viral roofing crisis by explaining that the problem is not structural. The problem is that someone cleaned the tin sheets incorrectly.
Construction on the Rs 177-crore Meghalaya Legislative Assembly began in 2019. Its 70-tonne steel dome spectacularly fell at 12:30 AM in May 2022, with engineers concluding the dome was simply too heavy for the columns and beams — a detail that had presumably escaped the IIT-Roorkee designers who approved the plans. In May 2026, a new viral video showed the replacement roof in visible disarray, prompting fresh public concern. Project Management Consultant Sumit Roy clarified that roofing material was only displaced due to improper cleaning of tin sheets, not any structural issue. Speaker Thomas A. Sangma called the coverage blown out of proportion, declared progress satisfactory, and urged citizens to stop sharing unverified content that could bring disrepute to the institution of the Assembly. That would be the Assembly whose dome fell off in the middle of the night.