The first phase of the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Virajpet has been completed and will be inaugurated on Sunday.

With this, the long-pending demand of the people in the taluk will be realised. The first phase of the work was taken up at a cost of Rs 2 crore. It has seven rooms including the tahsildar’s court and toilets.

In the second phase, two-storeys will be built. A proposal for Rs 6 crore has been submitted to the state government. With the completion of the first phase of the work, the taluk office, sub-treasury, Department of Survey will be shifted. Once the second phase of the work is complete, entire Revenue Department of the taluk will function under one roof, according to officials.

The mini Vidhana Soudha for Virajpet was sanctioned way back in 1997. A committee was constituted to decide on the place for the Vidhana Soudha. Though there was a demand to build the Soudha at Ponnampete or Gonikoppa, it was decided to construct it at Virajpet keeping in mind the convenience of the citizens.

It was said that three years were spent on identifying the land. As suitable land was not available it was decided to construct it in a place where the old taluk office existed. The old building was demolished to facilitate the work on the Vidhana Soudha.

Accordingly, PWD invited e-tender for the work. Two contractors who had taken up the work left the work halfway. Later, once again tender was invited in 2013. Owing to a shortage of sand, and change in contractor, the work was further delayed.

District-in-charge minister M R Sitharam will inaugurate the Mini Vidhana Soudha, while MLA K G Bopaiah will preside.

With the completion of the first phase work, the offices will start functioning from mini Vidhana Soudha from March itself, said tahsildar R Govindaraj.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> District / DH News Service, Virajpet / February 17th, 2018