Jammu, November 25: Under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the Administrative Council (AC) met today and approved the proposal of the Hospitality & Protocol Department to purchase land at an estimated cost of Rs. 26 crore for the construction of a new building for the J&K Guest House at National Capital, New Delhi.
Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K; Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, IAS Principal Secretary to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor; and Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, were present at the convening.
Significantly, after the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, was passed, the Union Territory of Ladakh was given ownership of a large chunk of the J&K Guest House in Chanakyapuri (CPGH), in New Delhi. Block-C of the CPGH and only 10 staff quarters were therefore kept in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
By adding another building, the total number of hotel options will increase for both regular visitors to National Capital City and UT of J&K patients.
