Itanagar: Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung agreed in priniciple on Friday to allot two plots of land for construction of two annexes to Arunachal Bhawan on the request of state Chief Minister Kalikho Pul.
The chief minister called on the Lieutenant Governor, who also heads Delhi Development Authority (DDA), at the Raj Bhawan in New Delhi for assistance in deputing a nodal officer to help identify and allot two plots of land, each measuring 8000 sq mts in north and south Delhi.
“The construction of annexes will greatly benefit people from Arunachal who often come to the national capital for matters of healthcare, education and trade. Also officers of the Arunachal government have to visit New Delhi regularly to attend development meetings,” Pul told the Lt Governor, an official report here said.
“Today when there is so much concern about the sense of alienation being faced by people from northeast in New Delhi, this gesture will really touch people’s hearts,” the chief minister said.
Pul informed that there is a Arunachal Bhawan at Chanakyapuri for visitors from the state but the available space is proving to be insufficient to accommodate their large numbers.
State chief secretary Shakuntala Gamlin, who accompanied Pul, apprised Jung on the development initiatives and policies being taken up by the state government to make the state investor-friendly, the report added. (PTI)
