Meghalaya: Construction of new secretariat building at New Shillong township likely to start by Oct
First Published: 24th January, 2024 21:22 IST
"It is indeed a big challange, but we are hopeful of completing majority of the work in next 3 years," said CM Sangma.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today said that the state government is deliberating on shifting the State secretariat to New Shillong township in next 3 years to ease congestion in Shillong.
Chief Minister Sangma said that the construction for the new secretariat is likely to start by October this year.
“It is indeed a big challange, but we are hopeful of completing majority of the work in next 3 years,” said CM Sangma.
He said that the design for the new secretariat building is being worked out and that the State government is expecting to finalize the design by March.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong today laid foundation stones for as many as 3 roads leading to New Shillong Township-
1.Road from Lumshyiap Bellafonte to New Shillong Township at Umsawli via Mawpat (Rs 49 crore).
2.MBT of road from Bribah Mawpat to IAS Colony Umsawli (Rs 55 crore).
3.Improvement including widening to 2-Lane Standard of balance length of Shillong-Diengpasoh road from 14 km to 21.20 km.(27.49 crore).
Also Read: Meghalaya Lokayukta appointed serving officials to avoid extra expenditure: CM
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Dharamshala: Tibetan Monk Transforming Lives of Slum Children Helping Them Through Higher Studies
25th November 2024
Live Search for Missing Senior Railway Officer from Assam Continues at Parsuram Kund, Arunachal
25th November 2024
Live Tripura Police Destroys 48,000 Cannabis Plants Across Several Hectares of Forest Land
25th November 2024
Live Ex-Servicemen Rally at Buddha Stadium, Bomdila To Reach Out To Veer Naris and Veer Matas
25th November 2024
WE RECOMMEND
Meghalaya: Assam Rifles Half Marathon 2024 Kicks Off In Shillong
Legendary boxer and former Rajya Sabha member MC Mary Kom, who was the event's brand ambassador, also participated in the 10 km "Pine Path" run.
24th November 2024
We Don’t Have Culture of Use and Throw: CM Conrad on Allies After Wife Wins Gambegre, Party Tally Goes Up to 32
Mehtab Chandee registered a convincing win in Gambegre helping the ruling NPP take its tally to single majority mark of 32.
23rd November 2024
3 Records that Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma’s Wife Mehtab Created By Winning Gambegre Bypoll
Mehtab Chandee Sangma, wife of Conrad and NPP’s winning candidate for the Gambegre seat created history today on three counts.
23rd November 2024
Assam By-Poll Results: UPPL’s Nirmal Kumar Brahma Wins Sidli Seat, Defeats BPF’s Shuddho Kumar Basumatary By 37,016 Votes
He defeated BPF’s Shuddho Kumar Basumatary, who received 58,227 votes, and Congress’s Sanjib Warie, who garnered 7,634 votes.
23rd November 2024
Meghalaya Bypoll Results: CM Conrad Sangma’s Wife, Debutant Mehtab Chandee Wins Gambegre, Defeats TMC’s Sadhiarani Sangma by 4594 Votes
Big loss TMC, BJP and Congress who fielded veterans
23rd November 2024