Jammu, Nov 25 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday approved the purchase of land for constructing a new guest house in Delhi-NCR, an official said.

The Administrative Council, which met here under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of the Hospitality and Protocol Department to purchase the land.

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The new building will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 26 crore, the official said.

A significant portion of the Jammu and Kashmir Guest House at Chanakyapuri in New Delhi was apportioned to the Union Territory of Ladakh following the enactment of the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.

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Consequently, Jammu and Kashmir retained only 10 staff quarters and block C of the Chanakyapuri guest house.

"The additional building will optimise accommodation for common citizens and patients of the Union Territory of J&K who frequent the national capital, enhancing the overall availability of lodging facilities,” the spokesperson said.

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