Public Works Department has shifted to its new building ‘Nirman Bhavan’ at Arera Colony here. The building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 26.26 crore including interior decoration.
It has been constructed on 7,085 square metres. Its built-up area is spread over 13,250 square metres, including lower basement in 1,100 square metres, upper basement in 2,350 square metres, ground floor in 2,130 square metres, first floor in 2,150 square metres, second floor in 2,300 square metres, third floor in 2,440 square metres and fourth floor in 780 square metres.
The lower basement has arrangements for parking and research lab, parking in upper basement, canteen and civil & electrical division offices and offices of chief engineer, capital project, superintending engineer, division no-1 and 2 and electrical engineering division.
Office of chief engineer in on the first floor, chief architect-cum-chief engineer, research, design and development, IT cell, project director, project implementation unit on the second floor, offices of national highways division and chief engineer of bridge construction division on the third floor while the fourth floor houses office of superintending engineer, bridge construction division and auditorium.
Offices of the department in the State capital were housed in different buildings. This new building has been constructed to house them. It will modernise functioning of the department and save time. Foundation stone for ‘Nirman Bhavan’ was laid on September 2, 2008.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the building on Tuesday. He was accompanied by PWD Minister Nagendra Singh.