India, Feb. 17 -- A multi-floor under-construction building of the Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly complex is slated for completion by the end of next year, more than 16 years after the foundation stone was laid by the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Jammu.

The construction work on the project, which started in August 2011, is likely to be over by October 2027.

In the last 15 years, three Chief Ministers, two governors, and two Lieutenant Governors failed to expedite the completion of the project, exposing the 'work culture' in the region.

On Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary inspected the ongoing construction work and expressed hope that the project would be completed by October next year.

"If all goes as...