chandigarh the ut administration is poised to convert the deputy commissioners dc office and its surrounding area in sector 17 into a cultural zone by bringing projects like national gallery of modern art in new delhi the dc and its allied offices like food and supply registering and licensing authority rla and the estate office will be shifted to the site of over 2 acre adjoining hotel shivalikview in the same sector at rs 70 to 80 crorethe cultural zone will be planned in a manner to provide recreational and facilities of shops and eating joints and public shows the administration has been taking advice from experts top ut officials have held meetings with them to ensure the upcoming new address in the city becomes a popular place for public to relax and enjoy the entire exercise is a part of the plan to rejuvenate the northern portion of sector 17the planning of the new dc office and its allied offices has been done they will be shifted to the land adjoining hotel shivalikview the drawings of the project have been approved by the urban planning department of the administration a highlevel committee of top technical officers of engineering and urban planning has been constituted to hire a consultant the consultant will help in tender document of the project sources in the ut confirmedthe new dc office will be a modern building having all the facilities according to initial plan all parameters have been put in the prepared drawings to provide facilities to the people so that functioning of the offices can be done in a proper manner