Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday gave green signal to the proposal related to the construction of new Secretariat in the State. Holding a meeting of the 22nd meeting of Board of Directors of Greater Ranchi Development Area (GRDA) at Project Building in Ranchi, the CM also directed the officials to start the tender process as soon as possible.
The project report for the new secretariat was also presented during the meeting. A proposal to acquire 200 acres of land from CRPF has been received against which the government will provide another piece of land to CRPF in the same locality. With this the GRDA will have 1900 acres of land with it where construction of new Assembly, Secretariat and residences of top officials and ministers along with the Chief Minister’s residence could be constructed.
Residential flats for other government officials will also be constructed here. A time of 36 months has been fixed for the construction of the new secretariat building. The CM , while stressing on the rehabilitation of the people living on the land selected for the new Secretariat building, said that the displaced will be fist rehabilitated and then the construction work will be started for it. They must be provided better housing and other facilities, said the CM.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Development Commissioner Amit Khare, Principal Secretary to CM Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director of GRDA Sukhdeo Singh, Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnawal, Urban Development Secretary Arun Kumar Singh, Building Construction Secretary KK Soan and other officials.
Sentence Review Board considers four cases
State Sentence Review Board considered the case of four convicts serving life sentences during its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Thursday. In the meeting, the CM discussed with several senior administrative and police officials the matter of releasing convicts serving life imprisonment before they complete their term.
Jharkhand High Court had instructed the Board to convene a meeting and report on the matter of releasing convicts before their time. This action is in accordance to the instructions from Supreme Court of India.