Hyderabad, April 28
Telangana’s New Secretariat Building, designed in the Indo-Saracenic style, is set to be inaugurated on April 30th, after nearly two years of construction. The seven-story complex, constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 1600 crore, will house the offices of the chief minister, ministers, chief secretary, and other secretaries and heads of departments. The building is equipped with all modern facilities, including conference halls, visitors lounges, and dining halls.
The Secretariat, named after chief architect of the Indian Constitution Dr B. R. Ambedkar, is a fine blend of modernity with state -of- the -art features and architectural grandeur. Designed by the Chennai-based Architects Ponni Concessao and Oscar Concessao, the complex has been built with all the Indian Green Building Council norms, meeting the stipulations of fire safety, disaster management, and other mandatory regulations.
The new building, located in the heart of the city near the Hussain Sagar lake, has been built on the same site where the old secretariat of Telangana and earlier united Andhra Pradesh once stood. The overall master plan has been zoned for the Secretariat building, ancillary buildings for visitors, police personnel, fire department, creche, utility building, temple, mosque, and church.
The BRS government says the Secretariat building would reflect the pride of Telangana and would stand as a role model for other states. The building, termed as a symbol of Telangana’s progress, boasts two massive domes, with the national emblem atop one of the domes taking the building to its planned height of 265 feet.
The total built-up area of the main complex is 8,58,530 square feet, with ample space planned for landscaping. The central courtyard lawn is spread over 2.2 acres, and parking provision has been made for 560 cars and 700 two-wheelers inside the premises.
According to officials, 7,000 tonnes of steel, 35,000 tonnes of cement, 26,000 tonnes of sand, 60,000 cubic meters of concrete, and 11 lakh bricks have been used for construction. Three lakh square feet of granite and one lakh square feet of marble have also been used. As many as 12,000 people worked in three shifts to complete the construction.
The new Secretariat building would be a pride for Telangana and stand as a model for other states.
