IMPHAL, October 17: Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh on Sunday inaugurated the new building of Manipur Bhawan at Ulubari, Guwahati and dedicated it to the people of Manipur, according to a late report.
Speaking at the occasion, the Chief Minister said Manipur Government is also in the process of developing the historic Red Land at Shillong and for which due clearance from the Meghalaya government particularly from the Municipal Corporation of Shillong is required first.
Regarding the new Manipur Bhawan, the CM said it is an asset for the people of Manipur and expressed his happiness to acquire our own Manipur Bhawan built on a piece of land acquired by the state government at a prime location in Guwahati.
For acquiring the plot at a prime location in Guwahati during 1990, he also expressed his gratitude and thankfulness to the then GAD Minister. For the maintenance of the new Bhawan, Ibobi felt the need to have more staff posted there. Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam who presided over the function said that it is a dream come true of the long felt need of the people of the state to have own Manipur Bhawan built at the state owned land at such a prime location in Guwahati. He also said that Manipur government is considering to build Manipur Bhawans at other locations including Mumbai.
Works Minister Ksh Biren singh and GAD Minister Korungthang were the guests of honour of the function. MLAs Th. Shyamkumar, O Landhoni Devi and Md. Fazur Rahim, chief secretary O. Nabakishore, top ranking engineers of PWD Manipur and officials of GAD Manipur were also present on the occasion.
It may be mentioned that the new Manipur Bhawan is located at Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) Road, Ulubari, Guwahati. It is built on a plot of land measuring 0.94 acres (approx) acquired by Manipur government in December 1990 with a total expenditure of Rs 123.82 lakh. The building has G+ 4 structure with 70 rooms in total having a capacity to accommodate 90 persons. It has a Governor suite, CM’s suite, 3 Minister’s suite and a VIP room etc. The total cost of the construction is Rs 15.25 crore and the cost of the furniture is Rs 150 lakh. The construction was started during 2004-05 and completed in September 2016.
