To provide residential facility to Members of legislative Assembly in Haryana, 28 flats would be constructed in Sector 3 here at a cost of Rs25 crore.
Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kanwar Pal, on Wednesday performed ‘bhoomi poojan’ to mark the beginning of the construction work.
Haryana Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker, Santosh Yadav, Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh and other MlAs also performed the ‘hawan yajna’
Speaking on the occasion, Kanwar Pal said that the construction work on these 28 flats would be completed within 21 months. Of these, 16 flats would have three storeys and 12 would have two storeys. After the construction of these flats, MlAs in the State would face no problems in finding accommodation in Chandigarh.
The Haryana Government had last year informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that there were 38 units and 56 rooms in Haryana MlA flats and Haryana Niwas in Sector 3, Chandigarh to accommodate its 90 MlAs in the city. Besides, around 160 rooms and dormitories are also available in various guesthouses of Haryana Government in Chandigarh and Panchkula. This accommodation is excluding the bungalow allotted to the Chief Minister and palatial houses given to ministers and chief parliamentary secretaries of the State Government.
In a detailed affidavit filed by Chief Secretary before the High Court, it was informed that there were 38 flats and 40 rooms in MlA flats and MlA hostel in Sector 3, Chandigarh. While 16 rooms, including CM suite, are available in Haryana Niwas in the same area.