Guwahati: As many as 28 Assam MLAs, who’re but to vacate their official quarters right here within the legislative meeting complicated, have been served a reminder by the meeting secretariat to shift to different lodging by July 31 after which electrical energy and water provide shall be disconnected.
As many 54 Assam-type quarters constructed within the 70s for ministers and MLAs and when Assam’s capital was shifted from Shillong to Guwahati, that are in dilapidated circumstances, are being dismantled. The federal government plans to assemble three to 4 multi-storey towers on the similar location in three years. There may also be ample house for growing a park, biking zone and open house together with the towers.
The secretariat knowledgeable these 54 MLAs in April in regards to the dismantling work and urged them to rearrange for different lodging within the metropolis. These legislators have additionally been given a home hire allowance of Rs 50,000 per thirty days.
Principal secretary Hemen Das advised TOI {that a} course of was initiated in April to assemble new buildings for upgrading the hostels of 54 MLAs. “Eighteen legislators have already vacated their quarters which have been dismantled. Two extra quarters shall be dismantled quickly and right now six extra MLAs knowledgeable us that they may hand over the keys of their quarters by this week,” Das mentioned. He added that 28 MLAs are but to vacate their quarters. These 28 quarters shall be dismantled from August 1 and for that electrical energy and water provide shall be disconnected on July 31 midnight, the reminder letter states.
Some MLAs, particularly from Congress, expressed lack of ability to vacate their quarters instantly in search of extra time to seek out rented lodging. “The plan is to begin bodily work of the towers in and round Durga Puja,” a senior authorities official mentioned.
Abdur Rahim Ahmed, a Congress MLAs who himself has began looking for flats, mentioned: “Many householders don’t enable guests after 9 pm and Rs 50,000 will not be sufficient for the lodging. An MLA wants at the very least two three-BHK flats. One flat will not be sufficient to accommodate company, guests and safety personnel.”
As many 54 Assam-type quarters constructed within the 70s for ministers and MLAs and when Assam’s capital was shifted from Shillong to Guwahati, that are in dilapidated circumstances, are being dismantled. The federal government plans to assemble three to 4 multi-storey towers on the similar location in three years. There may also be ample house for growing a park, biking zone and open house together with the towers.
The secretariat knowledgeable these 54 MLAs in April in regards to the dismantling work and urged them to rearrange for different lodging within the metropolis. These legislators have additionally been given a home hire allowance of Rs 50,000 per thirty days.
Principal secretary Hemen Das advised TOI {that a} course of was initiated in April to assemble new buildings for upgrading the hostels of 54 MLAs. “Eighteen legislators have already vacated their quarters which have been dismantled. Two extra quarters shall be dismantled quickly and right now six extra MLAs knowledgeable us that they may hand over the keys of their quarters by this week,” Das mentioned. He added that 28 MLAs are but to vacate their quarters. These 28 quarters shall be dismantled from August 1 and for that electrical energy and water provide shall be disconnected on July 31 midnight, the reminder letter states.
Some MLAs, particularly from Congress, expressed lack of ability to vacate their quarters instantly in search of extra time to seek out rented lodging. “The plan is to begin bodily work of the towers in and round Durga Puja,” a senior authorities official mentioned.
Abdur Rahim Ahmed, a Congress MLAs who himself has began looking for flats, mentioned: “Many householders don’t enable guests after 9 pm and Rs 50,000 will not be sufficient for the lodging. An MLA wants at the very least two three-BHK flats. One flat will not be sufficient to accommodate company, guests and safety personnel.”