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<p>2409:4071:2088:B545:0:0:827:48A1: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br /> {{primary sources |date=April 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox government agency<br /> |agency_name = Karnataka Public Works Department<br /> |type =<br /> |formed = {{Start date and years ago|1856|df=y|p=y|br=y}}<br /> |preceding1 =<br /> |preceding2 =<br /> &lt;!-- (etc.) --&gt;<br /> |jurisdiction =[[Government of Karnataka|Karnataka]]<br /> |headquarters =[[Vidhana_Soudha#Vikas_Soudha|Vikasa Soudha]], M.S.Building, Dr.Ambedkar Road, Bangalore 560001<br /> |coordinates = {{coord|12|58|40.2|N|77|35|22.3|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> |region_code =IN-KA<br /> |employees =<br /> |budget =<br /> |minister1_name =[[Govind M. Karjol]] <br /> |minister1_pfo =Public Works Department (Excluding Ports and Inland Water Transport)<br /> &lt;!-- (etc.) --&gt;<br /> |chief1_name = B. Guruprasad<br /> |chief1_position =[[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]]<br /> |chief2_name = <br /> |chief2_position =Additional Secretary<br /> &lt;!-- (etc.) --&gt;<br /> |agency_type =[[Government of Karnataka|Governmental]]<br /> |parent_agency =<br /> |child1_agency =<br /> |child2_agency =<br /> &lt;!-- (etc.) --&gt;<br /> |keydocument1=<br /> &lt;!-- (etc.) --&gt;<br /> |website = {{URL|www.kpwd.co.in}}<br /> |footnotes =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Karnataka Public Works Department''' (also known as '''Karnataka Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department''' or '''KPWD''') is an government ministry [[Government of Karnataka]] agency in charge of the public works in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is entrusted with the responsibility of construction and maintenance of buildings for most of the Karnataka government departments and Public undertakings and maintenance of road works including the [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]], [[List of state highways in Karnataka|State Highways]] and Major District roads.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The public works department was established in 1856 in the then [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore State]]. Prior to this the Revenue officers were responsible for public works in the state.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> |+ Historical buildings constructed by Public Works Department<br /> ! style=width:8em|Year<br /> ! style=width:15em|Building<br /> ! style=width:10em|Location<br /> ! style=width:8em|Cost<br /> |-<br /> | 1869<br /> |[[Freedom Park, Bengaluru|Bangalore Central Jail]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 46,047<br /> |-<br /> |1868<br /> |[[Bowring &amp; Lady Curzon Hospitals|Bowring Hospital]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 2,16,454<br /> |-<br /> |1879<br /> |Government Museum<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 48,335<br /> |-<br /> |1869-1917<br /> |Public Offices<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 5,95,991<br /> |-<br /> |1882-1924<br /> |The Central College<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 5,44,599<br /> |-<br /> |1894<br /> |[[Maharaja College of Mysore]]<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 2,08,000<br /> |-<br /> |1895<br /> |Public Offices<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 1,75,506<br /> |-<br /> |1896<br /> |[[Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College)|Victoria Hospital]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 7,84,000<br /> |-<br /> |1899<br /> |Law Court Buildings<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 21,470<br /> |-<br /> |1907<br /> |[[Cubbon_Park#Seshadri_Iyer_memorial_hall|Sheshadri Iyer Memorial Hall]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 83,624<br /> |-<br /> |1917<br /> |[[Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts|Chamarajendra Technical Institute]]<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 2,44,516<br /> |-<br /> |1917<br /> |[[Minto Eye Hospital]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 2,82,000<br /> |-<br /> |1917<br /> |The Government High School<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 1,55,502<br /> |-<br /> |1918<br /> |[[Krishna Rajendra Hospital]]<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 3,65,000<br /> |-<br /> |1920-1922<br /> |University Buildings<br /> |Mysore<br /> |{{INR}} 2,41,262<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> |[[Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital|Vanivilas Institute]]<br /> |Bangalore<br /> |{{INR}} 69,567<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> |[[The Fernhills Palace, Ooty|Fernhill Palace]]<br /> |Ooty<br /> |{{INR}} 4,78,000<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|30em}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{Official website}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:State agencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:State Public Works Departments of India]]<br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangalore]]</div>

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