President to reside in Pune after retirement

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Press Trust Of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 1:49 AM IST

A post-retirement residence for President Pratibha Patil has been finalised in Pune by the government, after she had to give up an accommodation following a controversy.

Officials said that the bungalow which the Urban Development Ministry has finalised is in the Pashan Road area of Pune. Secretary Urban Development Sudhir Krishna said, "There is a proposal for accommodation in Pune which belongs to the Maharashtra Government about which we have written to them and are awaiting their response.

"We have identified a plot on Pashan Road in Pune in consultation with the local and state authorities. We have now made a request to the state government and a formal offer letter is expected," he said. Krishna also said that since the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) did not have any suitable residence which met the desired criteria in Pune, the ministry had to look at alternative accommodation.

He said that once the house is handed over to the Directorate of Estates which comes under the Ministry of Urban Development, it will be furnished by the CPWD.

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First Published: Jun 25 2012 | 12:28 AM IST

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