Soon, a J'khand Bhavan in Puri
guest house in Puri
in Odisha to extend accommodation facilities for visitors from the state. The new facility will come up over a 35-decimal plot at Balukhand, near Konark Wildlife Sanctuary and eight kilometres from Jagannath Temple, officials here said.The state Building Construction Department (BCD) has floated an e-tender to appoint a consultancy firm for the preparing a detailed project report (DPR) and project management consultancy (PMC) firm for the project.
A BCD notice states that bids can submitted online until May 26.A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 19, where consultancy firms will present their concept proposals and architectural drawings. "We are expecting reputed firms to showcase their designs and execution plans. One firm will be selected based on their presentation and technical expertise," said Manoj Kumar, executive engineer of the BCD.Kumar said the firm will be required to prepare the DRP within a month as the department aims to begin construction later this year. "Once the DPR is ready, construction will start without delay," he said.However, it has not yet been decided whether the upcoming guesthouse will be reserved for govt dignitaries only or made accessible to the public. "That decision is still under discussion and will be taken at a later stage," Kumar said.Apart from this upcoming project, Jharkhand already has two guesthouses in New Delhi. The one at Vasant Vihar, built nearly a decade ago, is expected to be opened to the public soon. Chief minister Hemant Soren inaugurated a swanky new Jharkhand Bhawan in New Delhi's Bangla Sahib Road in September last year. That apart, plans are afoot to set up another Jharkhand Bhawan in Mumbai.
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