Very Interesting article! Construction work at Priyanka Gandhi-Vadras summer holiday home in Shimlas Charabbra village has come to a halt for the second time. Priyanka was reportedly unhappy with the way the cottage was coming up, especially with the size of the rooms, and asked in April for the entire structure to be dismantled, the huge expenditure incurred on construction so far notwithstanding. In September last year, the slate roof had been brought down after seepage was reported. A pile of bricks, some wooden poles, a dismantled structure, a locked-up shed and some debris now exist at this picturesque location. Sources close to Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra say it could be a few months before work resumes. As she did not get the desired result, she ordered demolition of the structure, and bought another piece of land adjacent to the site. To redesign the house, she engaged new architects, based in New Delhi and Mumbai, who have studied some local housing structures. The construction will start within a months time and it will have very little cement work. All necessary elements of the hill architecture, including slate-roofing, will be taken care of. Congress president Sonia Gandhi came on a flying visit to Mashobra, near here, today in connection with the house being constructed by the family. The private visit was kept a closely guarded secret and the police was only informed that Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka Vadra would visit the place. Since there was no programme for her stay overnight, no security arrangements were required to be made by the police. While police officers refused to confirm or deny whom among the two actually paid a visit, sources said that Sonia Gandhi came in a helicopter and landed at the helipad on the premises of presidential retreat, located nearby. She went to the site where construction work was on and after spending some time there returned to Delhi. Read more at: indiatoday.intoday.in/story/priyanka-gandhi-vadra-summer-holiday-home-in-shimla/1/140287.html
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:59:39 +0000
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