Governor Draupadi Murmu and Chief Minister Raghubar Das jointly laid the foundation stone for the four-storeyed new Jharkhand Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Das, while addressing a gathering on the occasion, said that the construction of the new building will be completed within two years.
“Construction work of the building will get started from April and will end within two years,” said Das. “It is really a proud moment to lay the foundation stone for the second building of Jharkhand Bhawan at the heart of the national capital,” added the Chief Minister.
According to Das, Government offices and buildings play an important role in the development of a State. The new building, equipped with all ultra-modern facilities, will be constructed on one acre land at Bangla Sahib lane near Gol Market.
Das personally believed that Jharkhand being the power State of the country has the capability to play an important role in the development of the nation. “The new building will be equipped with all ultra-modern facilities like Wi-fi and teleconferencing,” he said.
During his speech, Das also expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Ravi Shankar Prasad for the support extended by them for making the dream come true.
“My Government has succeeded in providing transparent and corruption-free governance in the State and has also taken stern action against the corrupt officials,” said the CM.
“Even after completing one year in the government, no charges were leveled against the first ever majority government in the state,” he added.
The new building of Jharkhand Bhawan consists of four suites and five VIP rooms, including one each for Chief Minister, Governor, Chief Secretary, and Chief Justice. It will also have five VIP rooms having one terrace and a lounge.
In addition to that, the new building will also have a reception, resident commissioner’s office room, additional commissioner’s office room, dining hall, protocol officer, chief administration office room, guest room, dormitory, kitchen, linen room, pantry room, wash room and a separate service room on each of the floors. It will also have an ultramodern gymnasium.
The New Jharkhand building will also have lower and upper basements. lower basement will be marked as mechanical area having AC, DG, fire pump, water treatment plant, sub-station and transformer room while the upper basement has been marked for parking purposes.
Other features of the new building to be constructed in New Delhi also includes solar panel on the roof top for water heater and power backup as well. In order to ensure round the clock water supply to the guests, an underground water tank having capacity of 2 lakh liters and one overhead tank with a capacity of 40,000 liters are being constructed in it. Proper landscaping on the entire premises will also be done to give it a classic look.
The occasion was also witnessed by former lok Sabha Speaker and MP Karia Munda, MPs Bhupendra Yadav and VD Ram, Mandar MlA Gangotri Kujur, Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Principal Resident Commissioner UP Singh along with several other dignitaries from the State.