Jaipur: The state government will destroy the historic Laxmi Vilas hotel to build the Mahatma Gandhi RS 100-Crore Museum project.
The tender has been invited to destroy the structure, which is surrounded by ecological zones, built during the department of Sawai Man Singh II, Jaipur’s last ruler.
An official JDA said, “The last date for submission of an interesting expression is July 15.
The company that won the contract can take material after dismantling the structure.
Immediately, the authority will appoint an architectural consultant and technique based on the quality and cost-based selection system (QCB).
“The Gandhi Darshan Museum and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Science and Social Sciences project were announced by the Chief Minister of Ashok Gehlot in a budget of 2021-2022 on a land located inside the central park.
The decision to pull down the inheritance property with 40 luxury rooms has not run well with environmental lovers and opposition.
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, who came from the Kingdom Jaipur family who used to say, “Already my knowledge that the state government plans to destroy the hotel located in Central Park.
This building has historic value and inheritance.
My mind, such a structure should not be destroyed.
If the museum or institute must be made, it must be done in the same building.
“JDA has ownership of the hotel, Kustak Bhawan and a stable horse in Central Park spread nearly 35,000 square meters after the Supreme Court’s orders on May 5, 2017.” The decision to develop the museum Taken because the land is intended as Jakarta.
Commercial / recreation in the Master Plan 2025.
Kustak Bhawan’s plan, spread across 3,890sqm, has not been made because it falls in the ecological zone, “said the source.
Activists, however, accused that JDA decided on land use as desired and fantasy and the entire area was a zone without construction.
Park Central Bachao Sangharsh Samiti President Yogesh Yadav said, “The land was obtained for public utilities and not for multi-crore rupees projects.
This is an ecological and non-construction zone and violations of the command of the Supreme Court.
Over the past 20 years, we struggle to defend sanctity This green zone.
However, the government will come with luxury projects for influential.
We will approach the court again.
“Under the land acquisition of the State of Rajasthan, the development of urban repair (UIT) has acquired 322 bghas in the Rambagh complex For the public utility in 1973.
In accordance with the claim of UIT, these two main buildings are part of the land that is ‘obtained’, after ownership is ‘obtained’.
Taken by JDA in 2017 after a long legal battle.
A senior officer said, “When the BJP Government is in power, a proposal is accepted to dedicate buildings for general use and yoga centers or welfare developed for morning pedestrians.”