LUCKNOW, Aug. 14 -- A new five-storey building for Birju Maharaj Kathak Sansthan is under construction in the city and is expected to be completed by April next year. The Rs.40.96 crore project is being executed by UP Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Limited.

Currently situated in Qaiserbagh, the institute will shift to the new facility located near police headquarters on Shaheed Path. The building will have an underground parking lot, Kathak museum, a conference room, a library, a seminar room, faculty rooms, classrooms, a computer room, a recording room, a mess, two guest suites and a dormitory for students.

Auditoriums will be constructed on the ground, first, and second floors for cultural programmes at nominal charges, said principal secretary...