Six of the eleven new ministers of Andhra Pradesh will not be able to start work, as they do not have the office space at the state secretariat at Velagapudi. These six ministers will have to wait for few more days for the allocation of office chambers.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh, who has been given the Information Technology and Panchayat Raj and Rural Development portfolios, a conference in Block-2 is being rescaled into an office chamber.

Veteran K Kala Venkata Rao, wants a chamber befitting his stature. Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has a spacious chamber in the Secretariat as he personally got it done by converting two rooms into one.

There are no vacant rooms in the various blocks that can be allotted to the ministers, the CRDA officials are trying to convert the conference halls into minister’s chambers. But that exercise will take a few days as many modifications are to be done.

Every block in the Secretariat has at least a couple of video-conference halls fitted with giant television screens and other electronic equipment. Converting them into minister's chamber is not an easy task. The minister's working chamber, an anteroom (with toilet attached) and space for personal staff have to be ensured, according to the CRDA official.

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By Premji