790 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(b) Are the Government contemplating to demolish temporary buildings ? What would be the cost of demolition and what would be the manner in which these buildings will be pulled down ?
The Honourable Dr. B, R. Ambedkar : (a) No. The primary object of the buildings is to meet war requirements and they have been constructed in a manner and on sites most suitable to meet such requirements. This has involved in most cases temporary construction on sites which will be required for other purposes after the war. The actual order of demolition of the buildings must depend on the programme laid down for the utilisation of the sites and the development of Delhi.
(b) Yes. It is not possible at present to estimate the cost of demolition and to lay down the manner in which the buildings will be pulled down.
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*** Accommodation Constructed in** Delhi and New Delhi
@ 135. Sir F. E. James : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state :
(a) for how many officers and staff (i) office, and (ii) residential accommodation has been constructed in Delhi and New Delhi by the Central Public Works Department since the beginning of the War;
(b) the total cost of (i) the temporary, and (ii) the permanent accommodation so erected;
(c) what temporary office and residential accommodation is now under construction and at what estimated cost;
(d) whether any further temporary construction is under consideration, and, if so, for what purpose; and
(e) what plans are being made for the removal of the temporary constructions after the war, and for the disposal and utilisation of the materials employed in their erection ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: (a) Since the beginning of the war the construction of office accommodation to the extent of
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. IV of 1944, 7th November 1944, pp. 321-22
@ Answer to this question laid on the table, the questioner being absent.