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Wind power to 'energise' Chhattisgarh's biggest proposed park

Staff Reporter

The various world-class recreational and general public facilities in the Public Experience Zone in Central Park of Naya Raipur is proposed to be powered by a set of Wind Power equipments in the State’s rapidly-evolving high-tech administrative capital- Naya Raipur.

A total of six wind power equipment would generate 30 KW of power to illuminate the biggest-proposed park in the State, officials stated. The  Central Park would also comprise an Irrigation system for watering the sprawling lawn area of the park.

The NRDA has already invited Request for Proposal for design, supply, installation, commissioning, installation, operation and maintenance for three years of Public Experience Space in Central Park of Naya Raipur.

The play area in the Central Park for children will have 45 equipments, including kiddies' swing, slides, see-saws, scramblers, thrillers, multi-activity playsystems, merry-go-rounds and rubbermats. The Central Park is in the heart of Naya Raipur spread over 70 acres of land. The North and South Central Park makes it the biggest proposed park in Chhattisgarh.  

The Parking area near it would have the capacity to accommodate 90 buses, 112 cars and 85 two wheelers. 

It may be mentioned that Chhattisgarh Government is betting big on not just developing a ‘Smart City’ in Naya Raipur with ultra modern town planning, its thrust on inviting non-core sector investors to set up base is receiving an equal share of undivided attention, officials stated.

Buoyed by the recent  Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM) list released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Government of India  stating that Chhattisgarh has received maximum proposals in the country for setting up industrial projects, the second Global Investors Meet is set to draw more investors to the State, they stated. 

Chhattisgarh has received investment proposals to the tune of Rs1,61,836 crores which is way ahead of its follower Maharashtra, they said.

Chief Minister Raman Singh has credited the achievement to the conducive industrial environment and developing people of the State and said that he anticipates that these proposals will convert into real investments. This will take the industrial growth rate much higher than other States, he said.

The officials said that according to the IEM list released in September 2014, as many as 24 big investors have filed IEMs for setting industries in Chhattisgarh with an investment proposal of Rs1,61,836 crores. For an investment of more than Rs5 crore the IEM is filed with the DIPP.

Of the total proposals filed with DIPP about 45 per cent investment proposals are for Chhattisgarh. The proposals include Salasar Steel and Power, Vaibhav Energy, GVS Industries, DB Power, Adani Mining Private limited, Real Ispat and Power limited, Hind Multiservices Private limited, Nova Iron and Steel limited, BEC Fertilizers, Vedanta Washery and logistic Solutions Private limited, Ecorex Buildtech Private limited, Adani Synergy limited, Adani Enterprises limited, Keshav Energy, BEC Foods, Ananta Power Projects Private limited, Goyal Energy and Steel Private limited, Shyam Indus Power Solutions Private limited.

The proposals are mainly for setting up iron and steel, power, solar power, mining, food products, food processing etc industries in the State. This investment proposal proves that the environment is favourable for industrial investment in the State. In addition to this the new investment policies for agriculture, food processing policy and solar policy has been successful in attracting the investment proposals, officials said.

The Electronic Manufacturing Cluster will be established by Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation ltd (CSIDCl) during the next three years. The CSIDCl had sent a proposal to the Centre regarding development of ‘Electronic Manufacturing Cluster’ over 70 acres of land in Naya Raipur.