Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said the Government buildings of the State should be constructed in such a manner that they are uniquely identified.
Chairing the review meeting of Building Construction department here on Friday the CM said that the interior designing, furniture, colour selection should be done in such a way that the building appears to be of Jharkhand Government.
“Quality should be taken care of in the construction of government buildings. These buildings should be constructed within the stipulated time frame. Government buildings should be constructed keeping in mind their utility. Keep in mind that these buildings are better utilised. The department should provide complete information about the land on which the buildings are to be constructed by the department,” he said.
The CM said many buildings are being constructed for various departments by the Building Construction department. He asked officials to provide detailed information of the buildings being constructed for each department. It should contain information on the total number of buildings to be constructed, the number of buildings that have been handed over, the number of buildings that have not been handover completed, the number of building plans under construction and pending.
The CM said that in many districts new collectorate and sub-division office, etc are being constructed. In such a situation, it is necessary to use the old buildings properly. He said that the old buildings of the Collectorate should be shifted to the offices which are running in rent.
The CM was informed by the department that construction work of the remaining building in Ranchi Sadar Hospital is going on fast and it will be ready by January 31 next year. The construction work of the Collectorate at Hazaribagh has been completed by the Building Construction Department, while construction work is in progress in Giridih, Godda and Dhanbad. Apart from this, the new Jharkhand Bhavan in New Delhi and the Convention Center in Dumka are being constructed. Apart from this, it is proposed to construct new collectorate buildings at Bokaro and Garhwa and sub-divisional offices at Simaria Saria Bagodar and Jamtara.
There is a plan to construct new officers’ flats at Ratu Road, Ranchi, a multi-storey building for government officials and personnel and a flat for officers in Doranda. A total of 244 flats will be built in 3 blocks in Doranda, while there will be 82 flats in Multi Story Building on Ratu Road.
Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, Development Commissioner KK Khandelwal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajeev Arun Ekka, Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Building Construction Department, Chief of Engineer Arvind Kumar Singh and Chief Engineer Lalit Kumar Tibrewal were present in the review meeting.