Question: Who amongst the following was the last President to stay inAshianaAnnexe?
(a) Giani Jail Singh
(b) K.R. Narayanan
(c) Shankar Dayal Sharma
(d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On July 10, 2017, President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
- It comprises of twelve low cost dwelling units constructed to accommodate officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan during Presidential visits to the Retreat at ‘Ashiana’.
- These dwelling units have been constructed using the Habitech-NivaraTantra – Onsite Sanitation Integrated Community Housing Technology Innovations developed at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
- The technology used for the renovation is sustainable, cost effective, and environment-friendly with disaster resilient features.
- The ‘Ashiana’ is situated on Rajpur Road of Dehradun.
- Ashiana was originally built as bungalow of the Commandant of the President’s Bodyguard.
- Shri KR Narayanan was the last President who stayed here in March 1998.
Reference:
http://presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?3023
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=167295
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/pranab-mukherjee-inaugurates-presidential-retreat-annexe-in-dehradun-4744560/
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Headlines/Pages/PresidentofIndiainaugurates%E2%80%98AshianaAnnexe%E2%80%99inDehradun.aspx
http://www.newsonindia.co.in/president-of-india-inaugurates-ashiana-annexe-in-dehradun/