Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao moves into new house equipped with bullet-proof windows

Mangalore Today News Network

Hyderabad, Nov 24, 2016: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday moved into his new official residence complex at Begumpet here.

Rao and his wife performed the ’Griha Pravesam’ (house warming) at 5.22 am.

As part of the Griha Pravesam , the Chief Minister along with his wife performed Daiva Pravesam, Yati Pravesam, Go Pravesam and Pravesam of those living there and other related ceremonies as per the Holy Scriptures.

Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ESL Narasimhan and his wife Vimala Narasimhan were also present to grace the occasion

The government has named the buildings complex -- two existing buildings being used by the Chief Minister, the newly-built CM residence, office and a conference hall -- as ’Pragati Bhavan’.

The conference hall has been named as ’Janahita’. The Chief Minister would interact with different sections of society, including farmers, workers, employees, and artisans, on the formulation of policies and their implementation in ’Janahita’.

Some media reports said the sprawling new residence, with state-of-the-art facilities, has come up over one lakh square feet space.

The reports said that due to security reasons, "bullet-proof" bathrooms have been constructed in the house.

A government statement had earlier said the new residence had been planned as the Chief Minister’s camp office and residence did not have adequate facilities for parking and holding large meetings.

The housing complex has been built by Mumbai-based Shapoorji Pallonji, the real estate major owned by the family of ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry.