KCR to inaugurate new secretariat complex on Feb 17

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will inaugurate the newly constructed Dr. BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on February 17, state Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy said in a statement.

The date was selected as it is on the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s birthday, the statement informed.

The seven-story Secretariat building, which is located near Hussain Sagar Lake, is nearing completion. The building, with a built-up area of over 7 lakh sq. ft. and all modern amenities, is costing more than Rs 600 crore to construct.