Raj Bhavan (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Raj Bhavan (translation: Government House) is the official residence of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located in the capital city of Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The present Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is Padmanabha Acharya.

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Official residence Residence at which a nations head of state, head of government, governor or other senior figure officially resides

An official residence is the residence at which a nation's head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure officially resides. It may or may not be the same location where the individual conducts work-related functions or lives.

Itanagar Capital City in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Itanagar is the capital of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlagun are all in Itanagar.

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History

The foundation of Raj Bhavan was laid by Late Shri K. A. A. Raja the then Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 April 1977.

Arunachal Pradesh Northeastern state in India

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India and is the northeastern-most state of the country. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and is separated from China in the north by the McMahon Line. Itanagar is the capital of the state.

Building Details

It is located on a hillock close to a historical monument known as “Ita-Fort” (Eastern Gate). The area of the compound is approximately 27 acres (110,000 m2) consisting of lawn and garden as well as kitchen garden and fruit trees.

The main building comprises Governor’s suite with attached dining and study rooms, three guest rooms namely “Tirap” “Lohit” and “Siang” on 1st floor and 2 guest rooms namely “Kameng” and “Subansiri” on the ground floor. Apart from these there are three annexe rooms “Tawang”, “Dirang” and “Changlang” for the guests.

Office room of Governor, ADC’s room and room of PS are on the ground floor. There is one library room and meeting halls namely Gandhi Hall, Siddharth Hall on the ground floor and Gayatri Hall on the 1st floor.

There are two kitchens – the private kitchen of H.E. is on the 1st floor. The kitchen at ground floor is meant for guests and occasional parties.

The Raj Bhavan has a Billiard room, a lawn tennis court, a badminton court; also a nine-hole golf course which could do with some revival. There is also a Helipad attached to the Raj Bhavan.

The house consists of main 2-storeyed building, Secretariat building and Durbar Hall. The VIP Guest house is under construction by State PWD.

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