Panaji: President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone of the new Goa Raj Bhawan building near here on Wednesday.
President lays foundation stone for new Raj Bhavan in Goa| Image: TwitterThe building is being constructed in the premises of the existing governor house, which is a 450-year-old structure constructed during the then Portuguese rule, located on a hill overlooking the Arabian Sea.
On Wednesday morning, Kovind laid the foundation stone for the new complex.
Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik were the dignitaries present at the function.