India, April 20 -- The new five-storeyed building of the state secretariat, being built at a cost of Rs.109.82 crore, will be completed in a record 100 days, sources in the public works department (PWD) told Hindustan Times. The work order for the building, which will house three ministers each on the five floors, was issued two weeks ago and it will be built using pre-fabricated technology.

The state government is constructing the new building within the state secretariat premises owing to space crunch in the Mantralaya and its annex.

"The ground plus five-story building will accommodate 15 ministers, with each minister getting a 2,000-sqft office. Every floor will also have a common conference room," said an official from the public w...