Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat | |
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Etymology | B. R. Ambedkar |
General information | |
Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic |
Town or city | Hyderabad |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 17°24′36.071″N 78°28′11.92″E / 17.41001972°N 78.4699778°E |
Current tenants | Revanth Reddy |
Year(s) built | 2021–2023 |
Groundbreaking | 27 June 2019 |
Construction started | January 2021 |
Opened | 1 May 2023 |
Inaugurated | 30 April 2023 |
Cost | ₹616 crore (US$74 million) |
Governing body | Government of Telangana |
Height | 265 feet (81 m) |
Technical details | |
Size | 27.9 acres (11.3 ha) |
Floor area | 858,000 square feet (79,700 m2) |
Grounds | 1,051,676 square feet (97,703.9 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ponni Concessao, Oscar Concessao |
Architecture firm | OCI Architects |
Main contractor | Shapoorji Pallonji Group |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 635 |
Parking | 560 Cars, 700 Two Wheelers |
References | |
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Telangana Secretariat, officially known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat situated at Hyderabad, is the administrative office of the employees of the Government of Telangana in India. The Telangana government on 15 September 2022 has decided to name the new Secretariat complex as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat.[2] Designed by Chennai-based Architects Ponni Concessao and Oscar Concessao, the complex has been built by Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Pvt Limited with all Green Building Council norms. There is a 125-ft tall statue of Ambedkar beside the Telangana Secretariat.