New Delhi: The elite Special Protection Group, tasked with protecting the Prime Minister, ex-PMs and their immediate family members, has given its go-ahead to the repairs carried out by the Central Public Works Department in PM Manmohan Singh’s new abode at 3 Moti Lal Nehru Marg.
Dr Singh will be entitled to occupy the new place for his lifetime. The Type 8 bungalow, where Dr Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur are expected to shift in about a week’s time, has been reportedly fitted with about 20 CCTV cameras to ensure foolproof security. About a dozen metal detectors have also been installed.
Since SPG protectees are provided security cover 24x7, the elite force has also set up a control room for constant monitoring of the bungalow and its surroundings.
The CPWD, which is carrying out the renovation of the bungalow, has already removed several structures in the outdoor space. Though the some repairs have already been undertaken, the department is now laying the wooden floor and new tiles in the bungalow.
A new pipeline for supplying untreated water for gardening in the sprawling 3.25 acre bungalow has already been laid.
All the 26 air-conditioners, which were fitted in the Lutyen’s bungalow during former chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s tenure, have been removed.
