In a move that would help the people, the offices dealing with food and civil supplies and consumer affairs would be shifted to one building. On Friday, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the newly constructed office of Food and Civil Supplies and consumer affairs on Ring Road. The new building has been built on the green building concept and it has been given a three-star rating.
Congratulating the departments whose offices would be shifted to the new building, CM said that the offices of the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs being located in the same building will be good for the people. “Besides, the new building being constructed on the green building concept is another good thing. Today, the scientists are emphasising the concept of green building, keeping in mind the environmental cause. Moreover, use of the green energy and bio-fuels are encouraged by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.
It is learnt that the new building has been constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 7.5 crore. Making provision of the ACC Block being eco-friendly in the building, it has been built through Sandwich Walls so that the temperature inside the building is optimised. Besides, the new building has been provided with 10 KV solar panel and it has been built in a manner that during the power outages, natural light will light the building.
Among others present during the inauguration of the building were the Tehri Garhwal MP Mala Rajya laxmi Shah, MlA Umesh Sharma Kau and the commissioner (Food) and principal secretary Anand Bardhan.