New-look city auditorium to reopen next week
By The Bihar - Thu Jan 26, 9:05 am
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Patna: Bihar’s biggest auditorium S K Memorial Hall here, which was built in 1976 with a seating capacity of 2,000, is currently undergoing comprehensive renovation, which is now likely to be completed by January 31 against the previous target date of February 10.
After the facelift, the auditorium will have better air conditioning, comfortable chairs, beautiful air curtains, state-of-the-art sound and electrical systems. It will be reopened for public booking from next Wednesday.
“I have directed the authorities concerned to complete the renovation and beautification work by January 31,” divisional commissioner K P Ramaiah, who also chairs the S K M Hall Development Committee (SKMHDC), said. “Work has been intensified after CM Nitish Kumar’s directives,” said a senior official.
Various departments – building construction, Pesu and PHED – have been entrusted with the task of structural facelift, restoration of electrical equipment and sanitation and sewage system overhaul, respectively. “Renovation is likely to cost an estimated Rs2 crore,” said a public relation officer (Patna division), K K Upadhyay.
The hall’s centralized air conditioning system will now have three compressors of 90 tons each to keep the hall cool. The entire building is being whitewashed, and the broken steps and patches where plaster had come off are being repaired, said Upadhyay. Couches in the hall’s green room are being replaced with modern ones and the room is being fitted with split AC and air curtains. The well of the hall will also get VIP chairs, while damaged chairs in the main hall are also being replaced. The PHED department is busy constructing potable water points at strategic locations in the hall. A water cooler is also being put in place. Toilets and washrooms are under restoration as well.
A senior officer said the hall’s existing booking charge may be revised after renovation. At present, for private functions on weekdays, the charge is Rs60,150, while on weekends it is Rs66,165 (both inclusive of taxes). For government agencies, however, the charge is only Rs38,496 (inclusive of all taxes).
Courtesy: TNN
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