Hyderabad: CM KCR to inaugurate new Secretariat complex on Feb 17

The construction of the seven-storeyed Secretariat building near Hussain Sagar lake, is in its final stages of completion.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will inaugurate the new Telangana State Secretariat named after Dr BR Ambedkar on February 17, on the occasion of the Chief Minister’s birthday, Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy said in a statement.

The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for construction of the new Secretariat at the existing location near Hussain Sagar in June 2019. The complex, coming up in about seven lakh square feet, is nearing completion. Over Rs.600 crore was spent for construction of the seven-storeyed structure in about 26 acres.

The construction of the new Secretariat complex has been taken up as a prestigious project by the State government. However, the works got delayed due to pending cases in the High Court and also the Covid-19 pandemic. After the court dismissed petitions by the Opposition parties and others, the works were taken up in December, 2020 and were completed within a span of two years with round-the-clock shifts.

According to officials, about 90 per cent of the works in all wings of the new building have been completed and the remaining 10 per cent works including construction of domes as well as some blocks, would be completed by this month end.

Soon after the construction work is completed, the Roads and Buildings department will hand over the premises to the General Administration Department which will finalise the chambers to be allotted to Ministers, Secretaries and other offices for taking up interior works.

Prashant Reddy had recently stated that works on vehicle parking lots and other structures were in progress and may take some more time to become operational. The entire complex is being built in compliance with Vaastu and has all modern amenities. It is being constructed to stand the test of time for decades to come, he said.