The
Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will be spending a whopping Rs 1.5 crore for the
purchase of new furniture for its green building in Sector 9 Chandigarh,
officials showed.
Officials
said that the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will spend a hefty Rs 1.5 crore on
new furniture for its green building in Sector 9 Chandigarh. The housing board
has nearly completed construction on its Green Building in Sector-9, and is
currently in the process of purchasing new furniture, including tables and
chairs.
Green
buildings are structures that make efficient use of natural resources such as
building materials, water, electricity, and other resources while producing
little non-biodegradable waste.
As per
details, tenders for purchase of new furniture have been floated. An amount of
Rs 65.73 lakh is being spent on purchase of chairs and sofas for the building.
These would be meant for the seating of employees, officers and visitors.
A second
tender has been issued for purchase of table and other furniture work for a
cost of Rs 86.98 lakh. The final agency/ies, once selected, will have to
complete work within two months.
An official
of the board confirmed that they have issued tenders for providing tables,
furniture, chairs, sofas for Rs 1.5 crore, for which interested two separate
tenders.
As per
details, the board has made preparations to inaugurate the Green Building by
February 2022. UT Advisor Dharampal had also visited the new building two weeks
ago and directed offcials to complete the remaining work at the earliest.
Sources said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah may be invited to inaugurate
the building, but nothing had been finalised as of yet in this regard.
The
seven-story green structure is being built on the Chandigarh Housing Board’s
property in Sector-9 and will be energy efficient. Construction work totaling
Rs 57.94 crore has been done thus far.
The green building will
have its own rainwater collecting system and solar panel system when it is
finished. Aside from that, there will be efficient water flow, an energy
efficient VRV system, a CD monitoring-based car parking ventilation system, and
LED efficient interior lighting. The building will also have its own sewerage
treatment plant, ensuring that all treated water is utilised within the
structure.The two basement parking lots will have the capacity to park 221
vehicles, out of which only 33 vehicles will be on the surface parking.
Charging spots have also been made for charging electric vehicles. A building
management centre has also been built. Courtesy: www.indianexpress.com
