CM to take final call on Tashiling complex after studying Geo-Technical Stability report

GANGTOK, 11 Oct [IPR]: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, accompanied by the Chief Secretary and Heads of Departments, today inspected the damage caused to Tashiling Secretariat building and offices around the Secretariat by 18 September earthquake.
During the inspection, the Chief Minister directed the Mines & Geology Department to submit a Geo Technical Stability Report of the land where the present Tashiling Secretariat Complex is situated within a week.
This, in order to understand the feasibility of constructing the new Secretariat at the same spot. Though the Government is contemplating alternative sites to relocate the secretariat, priority is being given to the existing location.
The final decision on the new Secretariat will be taken only after thorough study of the Geo Technical Stability Report of the present Tashiling Secretariat complex land, the Chief Minister said. The new Secretariat will be retrofitted, earthquake proof, well equipped from security point of view with emergency exits at places.
The Chief Minister asked the concerned departments to work in a coordinated manner to take all the safety measures into account while preparing the Detail Project Report of the new Secretariat Building.