Uddhav Thackeray | Photo Credit: PTI

Mumbai: Ministers in Uddahv Thakcreay-led Maharashtra cabinet will soon be getting a residence in an 18-storey tower in Mumbai.

The Maharashtra government has been planning to build an 18-storey residential tower for ministers on a plot in Malabar Hill in south Mumbai.

A committee, consisting of secretaries, has given it nods for the project which will cost Rs 119 crore. The panel has approved an FSI of 4 for the residential tower.

Floor space index or FSI means the ratio between the area of a covered floor (built-up area) to the area of that plot (land) on which a building stands, PTI reported.

The plot, spread over 2,584 square metres, currently houses a 105-year-old bungalow, "Puratan" which is currently unoccupied and in dilapidated condition.

The project plan is expected to be forwarded to PWD minister Ashok Chavan for approval soon.

As per PTI sources, the building which will house residences of 18 ministers will be constructed after the demolition of the Puratan bungalow. The total area of construction will be 10337.80 square metres and each minister will have the construction of 574 square metres on each floor.

Each floor will have a living room, four bed rooms, kitchen, office, visitors lounge, ante chamber, two staff quarters and storage space, among other facilities, they said.

There will be guests/visitors lobby and lifts, separate entry and exits for ministers and family members, guests and visitors. There will be a multi-purpose hall with pantry, service lift and service lobby, the sources said.