Mantralaya, Mumbai

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Mantralaya
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Mantralaya as seen from street.
Mantralaya, Mumbai
General information
AddressMain Building, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya Road,Mumbai - 400032
Town or city Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Construction started1955
Client..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png Government of Maharashtra
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architect(s)Raja Aederi
Website
https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/1125/Home

Mantralaya is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Maharashtra in the city of Mumbai, India built in 1955. Mantralaya was earlier known as Sachivalaya. (Sachiv- Secretary, Alaya- House, meaning House of Secretaries, called Secretariat). The headquarters of most State Governments in India are called Secretariats. However, since Ministers (Mantri in Marathi) also sit in the same building and to underline the fact that Ministers are powerful in a democracy, the name was changed to Mantralaya in the early eighties.

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Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai Mantralay, Administrative Headquarters of the State Government of Maharashtra.jpg
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai

Mantralaya is a seven storeyed building which houses most of the departments of the state government in this building. The Chief Minister sits on the sixth floor. The Chief Secretary, sits on the sixth floor. Due to an increasing number of departments and staff, a new "annexe" building was built. [1] Also, a new administrative building of 19 floors was constructed opposite Mantralaya to accommodate additional departments. Vp

Fires

On 21 June 2012 a fire broke out at the building. As per the preliminary report, the fire was caused due to an electric wire short circuit. [2] Five people died, twenty were injured and hundreds of files were destroyed in the fire. [3]


Office of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Office of Chief Minister of Maharashtra.jpg
Office of Chief Minister of Maharashtra

On 9 March 2013, at 11:40 am, another large fire broke out on the fourth floor of Mantralaya. As per preliminary reports, the fire was caused by a short circuit, which caused the chemicals being used for its renovation to catch fire. [4]

2018 Road Safety Maha Walkathon

On 18 November 2018, Chandrakant Dada Patil (Minister for Revenue and Public Works | Maharashtra State) flagged-off the Maha Walkathon from Mantralaya Gate at 8 am to spread awareness on Road Safety, No Honking and Responsible Driving. More than 5 Lakh participants joined Maha Walkathon across the State of Maharashtra. [5]

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References

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