New Delhi: After two terms in office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be bidding farewell to his staff on Tuesday afternoon. Singh will be demitting the Prime Minister's Office on May 17, a day after the Lok Sabha elections results are scheduled to be announced.
A sprawling bungalow at 3, Motilal Nehru Road, will now be the new abode of Singh, once he retires after the elections and the PMO said that the work is almost completed at the new address where he is to move in.
"The Motilal Nehru Road bungalow is almost ready to move in. Shifting of stuff from the official residence to the new place is underway. Lot of stuff has been shifted and more is on its way," Media Adviser to Prime Minister Singh, Pankaj Pachauri, said.
The residence at 3, Motilal Nehru Marg, a type VIII bungalow which comes under the CPWD and is spread over 2.5 acres, was vacated by former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recently.
The four-bedroom bungalow with well-maintained lawns and office space meets the requirements of a former Prime Minister.
Designed during the British era, the bungalow has been given a new paint job and the shining Doric columns in its portico only enhance the beauty of the building, which will soon be another landmark on the VIP address map of the city.
At 7, Race Course Road, the official residence of the Prime Minister is also busy packing up, books, flower vases and gifts given to Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, for whom the pristine bungalow has been home during two successive terms of the UPA government.
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