The Hindu 26.12.2013
Shifting of Corpn. offices begins
With work on to demolish the existing structure to pave
the way for the construction of a new building for the City Municipal
Corporation at an outlay of Rs. 7 crore soon, shifting of departments
from the present building to Thongum Poonga began here on Wednesday.
Four
special teams have been formed by Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan
to expedite the entire process of relocating the departments to Thongum
Poonga without causing any damage to the records or properties.
The
team members will be held responsible if any files or documents are
lost during the shifting process. Officials said that sections including
Engineering, Survey, Records, Health, Revenue, Public Relations Office,
Town Planning, Office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and others would be
shifted within 15 days and demolition of the existing structure would
begin after Pongal.
Thereafter, the Corporation would function in full-fledged manner in Thongum Poonga, they added.
The
demolition and clearing of debris would be carried out for a month
before the construction of three-storeyed building at a sprawling
1,25,150 sq.ft area was expected to begin in March and completed in two
years.
The last council meeting in the present council hall is expected to be held on December 31.