<p>Ten weeks after a major fire gutted the Maharashtra state headquarters, the government plans to fully repair and renovate the iconic building, including making it centrally air-conditioned, an official said on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The project to give a facelift to the Mantralaya is expected to cost Rs 11,00 crore and will be completed in phases in the next eight months, the official said.<br /><br />Renovation<br /><br />The government decided to go for renovation after a fire on June 21 damaged large parts of the main building, and killed five people besides injuring many others.<br /><br />The renovation plans include making the entire building complex centrally air-conditioned, besides installing a modern fire-fighting system with water sprinklers.<br /><br />The government will award the renovation work, for which competitive bids have been invited, to a public limited company.<br /><br />In the first phase lasting four months, the fourth, fifth and sixth floors will be renovated followed by the ground, first, second and third floors in the next four months.<br />Earlier, Public Works Minister Chhagan Bhujbal had said the Mantralaya would become functional within three months after the fire.<br /><br />Work of several departments and ministers, previously operating from Mantralaya, is being carried from different locations in Mumbai.<br /></p>
<p>Ten weeks after a major fire gutted the Maharashtra state headquarters, the government plans to fully repair and renovate the iconic building, including making it centrally air-conditioned, an official said on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The project to give a facelift to the Mantralaya is expected to cost Rs 11,00 crore and will be completed in phases in the next eight months, the official said.<br /><br />Renovation<br /><br />The government decided to go for renovation after a fire on June 21 damaged large parts of the main building, and killed five people besides injuring many others.<br /><br />The renovation plans include making the entire building complex centrally air-conditioned, besides installing a modern fire-fighting system with water sprinklers.<br /><br />The government will award the renovation work, for which competitive bids have been invited, to a public limited company.<br /><br />In the first phase lasting four months, the fourth, fifth and sixth floors will be renovated followed by the ground, first, second and third floors in the next four months.<br />Earlier, Public Works Minister Chhagan Bhujbal had said the Mantralaya would become functional within three months after the fire.<br /><br />Work of several departments and ministers, previously operating from Mantralaya, is being carried from different locations in Mumbai.<br /></p>