Even after several months of construction of a new building at an estimated cost of Rs 1.5 crore for the district employment office at Konam in Nagercoil, peripheral facilities such as electrification and provision of furniture are delayed due to delay in sanctioning of funds, according to a top official from the Public Works Department (Buildings) here.
The entire work would be completed in a month and the building handed over to the Directorate of Employment and Training, the official said on Thursday.
Officials of the Directorate of Employment and Training told The Hindu that the delay in removing teak trees from the land allotted for the building was the reason behind completion of the building getting postponed.
Former Forest Minister and Kanyakumari M.L.A. K.T. Pachamal laid the foundation stone for it on April 12, 2013.
The employment office is housed in an old, rented building in Ramavarmapuram for the last 10 years. The department is paying a rent of Rs 11,625 per month. The official said that the plinth area of the three-storey building under construction was 12,000 square feet, and it stood on 25 cents of land.
Provision had been made for a spacious study hall with all facilities, including study materials, for use by those appearing for competitive examinations. Kanyakumari district had 3.25 lakh aspirants for employment in the live registers, of whom 55 per cent were women. The officials hoped that the building would be thrown open for public in three months.
