The construction work on the second biggest hotel in the Southern province is proceeding apace, they say.

This 200-room- hotel coming up on a nine-acre block of land located at the origin of an access road to the Southern highway belongs to a family member of a very high political authority.

The construction work is reportedly being carried out under strict security and the building site has been declared out of bounds for all visitors including the four-footed ones.

The hotel project owner is said to be making inspection visits to the construction site at regular intervals