Stalin, Hemant Soren among others to attend TS Secretariat inauguration on Feb 17

Prior to the inauguration, Vaastu puja, Chandi Yagam and Sudarshana Yagam and other ceremonial rituals, will be performed by Vedic scholars.

Hyderabad: The new building of the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, the nerve centre of the State’s administrative machinery, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm on February 17, coinciding with his birthday.

Dr BR Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, JD(U) national president Lalan Singh on behalf of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other dignitaries will participate in the inaugural ceremony, during which Vaastu puja, Chandi Yagam, Sudarshana Yagam and other ceremonial rituals will be performed by Vedic scholars.

The Chief Minister and the visiting leaders will address a public meeting at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.

Meanwhile, ahead of the inauguration, Chandrashekhar Rao visited the upcoming Secretariat complex on Tuesday and took stock of the ongoing works which are nearing completion. The building is being constructed adhering to green building concepts and with the highest quality standards on the banks of Hussain Sagar. He spent nearly two hours walking around the entire premises and examined the progress of works.

The Secretariat complex is being constructed with a grand entrance and a strong compound wall with all security features. On the south west corner, various facilities like banks, ATMs, canteen, media centre and other structures along with waiting halls for visitors are being constructed. The interior and pillars are being designed artistically, while the chambers are adorned with wooden paneling and marble/granite flooring.

The Chief Minister examined the quality of all the internal roads and also external roads abutting the Secretariat complex. He also went around the religious structures being constructed for Secretariat employees and later inspected another building being built for the employees. Facilities are being created for physically challenged persons to move around the complex without difficulty.

Chandrashekhar Rao also visited his chambers on the sixth floor of the main building, where he examined the ongoing works pertaining to the false ceiling, wood paneling, AC fittings and other works and made suggestions. He also visited other chambers being constructed for the Chief Secretary, the officers and other staff of Chief Minister’s Office as well as for the government advisors.

In the first floor, he walked around the corridors and asked the engineers to ensure that the finishing works including marble polishing, painting and elevation works are completed smoothly. He inquired about the internet signal boosting system, which is crucial for all the chambers. He also discussed with Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and other officials, about the status of the lawns, roads, parking facilities and other works.

The Chief Minister inspected the AC plants and generators installed with VRV technology and the fire fighting system installed for maximum protection. The street lights installed on the Secretariat premises were also examined and instructions were given to engineers and Minister Prashanth Reddy on landscape works, sewage works, red sand stone, fire safety works, electrical work and flooring works.

Apart from Prashant Reddy, MLCs S Madhusudhana Chari, Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, MLAs Sandra Venkata Veeraiah, Aruri Ramesh, Diwakar Rao, BRS leaders Dasoju Shravan, Roads and Buildings Engineer-in-Chief Ganapathi Reddy, Government Advisor Suddala Sudhakar Teja, representatives of Shapurji Pallonji Construction Company and others accompanied the Chief Minister.