"It is not a disputed land. It is Army land. We are working on a suitable alternative use for the building whose construction will continue", Southern Command administration officer Maj Gen S K Yadav said in an interaction with reporters last night.
A decision on the use of the building would be taken by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which had sanctioned about Rs five crore for the project, Gen Yadav said.
The sprawling plot of land and the building under construction were caught in a controversy after an organisation of ex-servicemen objected to it saying that the allotment was in violation of the norms of entitlement to a former President.
The land can also be utilised to offer housing to the deprived widows of servicemen, it was argued.
Patil subsequently announced her decision to forgo the proposed bungalow, changing her plan to settle down in the city.
