PANJIM: The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced the decision to construct new premises for Raj Bhavan and suggested to carry on the procedures like identifying of land, its design, work of which could be tendered before April 2021.
Dr Sawant informed this while reviewing the ongoing maintenance work of Raj Bhavan and its restoration at his residence Altinho, here, on Friday.
The Chief Minister said the existing centuries old building has been declared as heritage building by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Chief Minister stressed on to sustain the originality and uniqueness of the existing building.
Chief Secretary Parimal Rai, IAS, suggested to have sufficient land for the landing of three helicopters and also suggested to consider other aspects of the building.
Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar assured that the maintenance of existing building would be done properly and the uniqueness of the structure would be preserved.
Secretary Governor Rupesh Kumar Thakur, IAS; PWD Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar and WRD Chief Engineer Pramod Badami, PWD Chief Architect Merwin Gomes and others attended the meeting.
