The decision to change the glass has been taken after police headquarters’ review of CM’s safety and security
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s office windows will be bullet proof in the new building being prepared at a cost of Rs.600 crores. After the security audit, the glass is being applied on the advice of the Home Department.
Two windows of the Chief Minister’s office are on the outside, they are to be covered with 50mm (5 cm) thick bullet proof glass. Construction Company Shapoorji-Palonji has imported it from abroad, which will reach Bhopal within 15 days. To set up this heavy glass, the 100 ton weighing crane is ready to be called from Indore. The glass inside the Chief Minister’s office will be normal.
Corporate Style: CM’s office, built on the 5th floor of the new building, is 40 thousand square feet. There is a meeting room adjacent to the CM’s chamber. After the exit there will be an open area of 5000 square feet. The date for entering the new building of CM is not fixed at the moment.
The glasses that are fitted now will be removed: Ministry sources say that the glasses that are currently fitted will be removed. These glasses were fitted before safety audits. Security audit has been done recently by the Police Headquarters. After their suggestion, the practice of applying bullet proof glasses began.
The construction firm wants to complete the construction of new ministry by September 15. This building, which is built in corporate style, is probably the most expensive in MP, costing more than Rs 615 crores.
The Chief Minister’s office is being constructed of 40 thousand square feet (about one acre). The total area under construction is close to 6 lakh square feet.
Security audit is advised from the police headquarters, after which a 50-mm thickness bullet proof glass is being installed, which will be tested by all the standards of safety. The company under construction is importing it. Heavy crane is being called to raise the height of the fifth floor of the new building of the Ministry. -CS Jaiswal, EE, CPA
