NEW ZEALAND, August 24, 2012 (Indian Weekender): After 10 years, the Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of NZ Inc. is finally on track in its mission to begin work on its new temple in Church Str Onehunga. “We are finally getting there,” Sanstahan president Hari Gangisetty said. “Today is a historic day for the Sansthan,” he said, referring to the August 20 start date of the construction work. The building contract was signed on August 19, and the construction started the following day. The targeted completed date is 40 weeks from now, which is June 2013.
Originally the fixed price contract of US2, 259,000 was approved. The executive committee and temple committee negotiated it down to $2,213,000. The executive committee, on the recommendation of the Temple Committee, authorized the signing of the contract with the builder, Shakti Construction Ltd. What has been achieved today is only because of each one of you. Over the last 10 years since the Sansthan’s inception every one of us has had only one common goal, that of having Baba’s Mandir. The dream is soon to be a reality,” Gangisetty said.