New Delhi/Shillong, Dec. 15 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new Meghalaya House Annexe at 9, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi.

The ceremony was held in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong and General Administration Department (GAD) Minister Sosthenes Sohtun.

The new complex will be constructed in two phases. The first phase will comprise 24 guest rooms along with a meeting hall and will be built at an estimated cost of Rs. 22 crore. The annexe will come up within the premises of the existing old Meghalaya House complex, originally built in 1971, spread over a 1.99-acre plot.

Chief Minister Sangma said that Meghalaya House in Delhi must primar...