Facelift For Another Iconic British-Era Structure in Shimla - Page 2

Facelift For Another Iconic British-Era Structure in Shimla

By IANS   |   Thursday, July 10, 2014


Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has issued directions to get the Town Hall vacated at the earliest for its renovation. It would be a temporary shift till the heritage building gets a new look, he said.

Official sources said the chief minister's assertions came after the Shimla Municipal Corporation refused to vacate the building for the renovation.

"The government is providing us space for our public utility offices in bits and pieces and that too at different places. We want space in one office and that too near the present office. Otherwise, we will not shift from this place," Mayor Sanjay Chauhan told IANS.

Sources said the corporation functionaries are expressing apprehensions that they would never get the Town Hall back once they vacate it for renovation. It might be handed over to the state tourism department, which is renovating it.

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