Hyderabad: Officers and staff members of Raj Bhavan got new residential quarters on Sunday, built at a cost of Rs 40 crore. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan inaugurated the quarters in the presence of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao while Vedic pundits chanted hymns.
Apart from residential quarters, a school building, community hall and barracks for security staff are also being constructed in the Raj Bhavan premises, which are expected to be completed in two months time.
An additional Rs 19 crore is being spent to construct a school building, police barracks, conference hall and other facilities. The school building will be inaugurated on April 15, police barracks on May 1 and conference hall in July.
Of the 185 flats, 150 have been completed in G+5 format on 2.70 acres. These flats are classified as A, B and C-type quarters. The original Raj Bhavan quarters constructed in 1956 with load bearing structures and lime concrete became dilapidated and unusable and new quarters were advised.
The CM laid the foundation for the residential complex in February 2016 on his birthday and construction was completed within a year. A unique feature of the buildings is that entire power supply is through roof-top solar system set up on each building, while water conservation has been taken care through provision of rain water harvesting pits and bore recharging pits.
Fire safety measures have been put in place. The Water Board has made provision for supply of treated water for gardening.
