Rajasthan housing board receives possession of 24 MLA bungalows
JAIPUR: The task to get revenue for the construction of luxurious eight-storey building to accommodate 160 MLAs has started.
Out of 54, the possession of 24 MLA bungalows has received by the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) and started the demolition drive. The revenue earned by selling this land of bungalows at Lal Kothi and Jalupura will be utilized for the construct of the apartments.“We are receiving to expect the possession of entire bungalows in next two months, says RHB, commissioner, Pawan Arora. The bungalows in RHB possession are about to be demolished,”
The RHB is taking the demolition work slowly because the permission to increase the height of the building is awaited. An official informed, that the RHB has proposed to construct an eight-storey building in the periphery of legislative assembly to accommodate 160 MLAs. A 28-metre building height has been proposed against the 15-metre mentioned in the building bylaws in this project.
The design has got in-principle approval. But the final nod to provide relaxation in the bylaws will be received by the urban development and housing (UDH) minister Shanti Dhariwal. The assembly’s structural dominance, in the 100-metre periphery, the height of the buildings is restricted up to 15 metre. At present, RHB has proposed to construct the apartment till the base height of the dome.
A design of the apartments has been prepared after awarding the work to RHB. The flat would measure 3,200 square feet and comprise of four bedrooms, one drawing room, a kitchen and one room for domestic help. According to the previous design, the JDA has proposed 176 flats. However, the idea did not go well with the committee which is overseeing the project, as the open area was less.
