Coimbatore: The state government has decided to pull down the British-era building that houses the south revenue divisional office on State Bank Road in the city and construct a new two-storeyed building at a cost of Rs 2.83 crore.
As a first step, the revenue divisional office was shifted to the old south taluk office building on Huzur Road here on Monday.
While the building was constructed during the British regime, the district administration doesn’t have any documental evidence to prove the year of construction or any other details regarding it. Historians say the building might have been constructed in 1930. The south revenue divisional office had been functioning out of the building for more than three decades.
While the office was on the ground floor, the meeting hall, which had a wooden flooring, was on the first floor. The district administration decided to demolish the building as it was in a dilapidated condition and because of space constraints. On Monday, documents from the south revenue divisional office were shifted to the old south taluk office, from where the office would function temporarily.
According to the revenue officials, the British-era building would be demolished soon. The new two-storeyed building would then come up at the same place, with enough parking facilities.
While the government has allotted Rs 2.83 crore for the new south revenue divisional office, the public works department has invited tenders for the construction work.