New Delhi, June 9
Thirty-six new duplex flats with modular kitchens, four bedrooms each, a lift and an office area are ready to be allotted to the newly-elected MPs in Lutyens’ Delhi’s North Avenue.
All the flats, which have a view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, have been constructed by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the prime construction agency of the Centre. The low-rise building flats were equipped with solar panels, LED lights, a dedicated basement parking for two cars each and all modern amenities.
“The flats have been constructed at a cost of around Rs80 crore against the sanctioned cost of Rs 92 crore. The construction work of these flats had started in October 2017,” an official said. The CPWD constructed these flats after demolishing the old flats built several decades ago.
Meanwhile, the government has made temporary arrangements to accommodate 350 MPs till the time they are allotted full-time official residences. In the past, newly-elected MPs used to stay in five-star hotels, but this practice has been stopped. — PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2XIl9BH
via Today’s News Headlines
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