Bungalow to serve as guest house for Ministers, senior officials to come up in Tiruchi
The project is aimed at addressing the lack of adequate infrastructure in the city for the visiting dignitaries. The facility, which is to come up near the Kambarasampettai headworks station at an estimated cost of ₹4.65 crore, will have modern amenities and infrastructure.
The bungalow would provide accommodation for the higher officials and Unon and State ministers visiting Tiruchi. As per the plan, the two-storey building will feature two suite rooms, a conference hall, a lounge, a waiting lobby, a common dining hall, a kitchen, a portico, sanitation complexes, office room on the ground floor spread over 5,340 square metres. The first floor will house two suites, a waiting lobby and a balcony at 4,240 square metres. A parking area to accommodate two-wheelers and four-wheelers will be developed.
After a feasibility study, the Corporation has finalised the DPR and submitted the report to the State government seeking approval to execute the project at a cost of ₹4.65 crore. The Corporation has requested the government to release special funds for taking up the construction.
'The civic body expects the State government to accord the administrative and technical sanctions soon. A relevant scheme is yet to be decided to fund the project. The facility is expected to be constructed within a year from the date of commencement of work,' said a senior Corporation official.
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