New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new office complexes of the Defence Ministry on September 16. One will be at the Kasturba Gandhi (KG) Marg in central Delhi, the other is at the Africa Avenue road near Chanakyapuri. The new office complexes have been constructed at a cost of Rs 775 crore allocated by the Ministry of Defence.
The KG Marg complex would be used to relocate 14 different offices with a built-up area of 4.52 lakh square feet, while 13 offices are being relocated to Africa Avenue with a built-up area of 5.08 lakh square feet.
The offices have been built for civilian and military officers whose offices had to be rebuilt due to the central vista complex. The staff of more than 7000 officers belongs to 27 different organizations will be placed at new office complexes.
The new buildings which are under the Central Vista Development Redevelopment Master Plan provide a modern eco-friendly and green building environment.
