Happening for the last over 2 years, the construction work for the new residence-cum-office of South-West Nagpur MLA Devendra Fadnavis at Trikoni Park, Dharampeth, has gained pace once his resignation from the chief minister’s post. As per reports, the deadline for finishing the works in January. The chances are Fadnavis and family might not shift back to town for good as he’s possible to be elected leader of opposition. The new building, that is being created at a similar spot wherever his previous bungalow stood, is probably going to be utilized by Fadnavis as his workplace and an area to remain whenever he visits town. If he’s created leader of opposition, Fadnavis can get a bungalow assigned on Ravi Bhavan premises. Even if he remains solely a legislator, he’s entitled to a bungalow being an ex-CM. Many of these near to Fadnavis believe that he can keep within the new building whenever he visits town. As per the ex-CM’s election official document, the new building is coming up on an ancestral property of 5,500 sq ft (ca. 5 a) during which Fadnavis has a 1/3rd share. Once taking charge as chief minister in 2014, Fadnavis with family had shifted to Mumbai. Whenever he visited town, Fadnavis would stay at CM’s official bungalow Ramgiri and not at his ancestral property. His workplace used to function from Hyderabad House, that is that the CM’s secretariat, in Civil Lines.
The previous residential cottage was destroyed for constructing a replacement structure in June 2017. Fadnavis used premium floor space index (FSI) for the new building to get more space for the workplace, parking also as residence. The development work started in July 2017 but was occurring at a slow pace till recently. After President’s rule was obligatory within the state earlier this month, Fadnavis’s workplace shifted from Hyderabad House to a bungalow opposite his residence-cum-office at Trikoni Park. He’s one of the house owners of the bungalow, as per his election official document, and it had been rented intent on former BJP MP Ajay Sancheti who used it as his workplace. Now, Fadnavis’s workplace is on the bottom floor whereas Sancheti’s on the floors higher than. BJP sources told that Fadnavis’s workplace is shifted to the new building in January or February. Earlier, there was no parking zone within the building that has been currently taken care of. car parking zone is within the rear space of the basement whereas the front facet can house some a part of the workplace, aforementioned sources. According to the sources, Fadnavis’s office is on the bottom floor wherever he can hold meetings and conjoin be a private workplace wherever solely selected persons will meet him. Associate ante-chamber are connected to the private workplace. The first and second floors are wholly for residential functions. Earlier, there was no separate entry and exit for residence that to is taken care of. Entry and exit for residence are from the side margin, sources aforementioned. The Trikoni Park residence-cum-office became a hub in the city’s political circle once Fadnavis’s election as civil authority in 1997. Once staying far from the limelight for the last 5 years, the realm can once more become a centre of power once his workplace shifts there. Currently, works go on to get tiles at the side of some interior works. Civil, electrical, plumbing and alternative minor works are completed. The nameplate displaying CM Devendra Fadnavis has been removed.
