Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister lays foundation stone for government offices complex

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday laid the foundation-stone for the government offices complex here, designed by London-based world-renowned architect Foster and Partners.nn

Laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh State Secretariat and HODs Administrative Complex at Amaravati today. We are building a golden Navya Andhra with state of the art technology. @PrajaRajadhani will be home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world. pic.twitter.com/qClO3wJ34l

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) December 27, 2018

nnThe AP State Secretariat and HoD Buildings Complex would have four towers of 40 floors each and a fifth tower of 50 floors with a rooftop helipad for the Chief Minister, all in a 41-acre site.nnThe fifth tower would house the Chief Minister’s Office and the General Administration Department.nnAs per preliminary estimates, the complex would cost at least Rs 5,000 crore with the civil works alone expected to cost Rs 2,200 crore, official sources said.nnThe government claimed that it would be the “tallest secretariat building in the world” at a height of 225 meters.nnThe aggregate built-up area of the towers would be 69 lakh sq ft while another 13 lakh sq ft space would be earmarked for vehicular parking.nnFor the first time in India, the buildings have been designed on the unique structural system called diagrid without the conventional columns, the AP Capital Region Development Authority said.nnLondon-based Buro Happold designed the towers structure, it added.nnBesides the various departments of the state Secretariat, the towers would also house the offices of Heads of Departments, with the entire complex designed to accommodate 16,000 employees.nnThe towers could also accommodate 10,000 visitors daily, the CRDA said.nnShapoorji Pallonji, L&T and Nagarjuna Construction Company have been appointed as contractors to build the complex and the project is targeted to be completed in 36 months.nnThe complex would have numerous facilities, including health care, fitness centres, sports complex, recreation zone, restaurants, conference halls and auditoriums.nnSource: Press Trust of India