Numerous government buildings in the state capital, including the Vidhan Bhavan and the Secretariat complex, will soon get a facelift.
In a high-level meeting with the senior officials of the Estate department here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued guidelines in this regard.
The government has already made a provision of Rs 50 crore in the first phase for the redevelopment of the Vidhan Bhavan and Secretariat premises.
In the meeting, the Estate department informed the chief minister that the process of site selection for the first phase of work had been completed and the Housing and Urban Planning department would now proceed with further action. On the other hand, the Planning department will select the consultant. The selection process will be completed within the next three months.
The chief minister also directed the officers of the Estate department to take necessary action before construction.
In addition to Vidhan Bhawan and Secretariat complex, Lucknow's many outdated government structures will undergo renovations. The budget and action plan for this was also discussed in the meeting. The Estate department has also completed the process of selection of sites for the construction of new class-2 houses in Old Driver Colony, Dalibagh in Lucknow and class-2 and class-3 new houses in Metropolitan Secretariat Colony.
Besides, at both locations, old, dilapidated homes are being demolished. The executive body has also been nominated to carry out the exercise and the process of preparing the estimate along with a detailed project report (DPR) is in progress.