The National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla near Pune will soon have a new spacious building, increasing its accommodation capacity from the present 1,920 to 2,400 cadets. On November, 30, Presidnet Droupadi Murmu will lay the foundation stone for the new building having a capacity to accommodate four squadrons (120 cadets in each squadron). The new building was a long-standing requirement considering that the NDA had added three new squadrons in 2012 to its then strength of 15 squadrons, but it had only four buildings (referred as battalions) to accommodate 16 squadrons. “The new building will be the fifth battalion.