The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) CEO Amit Kataria, has prepared an agenda for expediting the pace of development work and schemes meant for next year.
During a meeting of officers from different departments, Kataria emphasised on greening Naya Raipur besides completing construction work of buildings as well as promoting bus and rail facilities to speed up development of the villages in the new capital.A scheme is also in place to provide developed plots to the farmers in the new capital.He said that, at present, the number of commuters in Naya Raipur is less. In such a situation, public facilities should be extended by completing tourism construction related projects at the earliest.
Mentioning about green city, he said that schemes should be prepared for sapling plantation, after study of vacant land in Naya Raipur. Sapling plantation should be done before rainy season. It should also be kept in mind to provide better protection to the planted saplings.It was said that Rs 5 to 15 crore were being spent for the development of villages of Naya Raipur. Works on underground nullahs, electricity, water, sewerage and school and hospital buildings were being completed as per the need.
Kataria also provided emphasis on speeding up all the works, so that the institution could live upto the expectations of people.He said that there is conveyance problem in Naya Raipur. To solve this, transport facilities should be developed. Besides the incomplete buildings should be constructed soon so that the state and central government offices could be shifted in Naya Raipur.
It was also stated in the meeting that 41 villages have been included under Naya Raipur. Annual payment is being given to 6500 farmers of these villages. Compensation has been given in lieu of land. But to provide them financial help, Rs 15,000 per acre has been given them annually. He instructed to give payment of the annual amount to them as per rule.The building of Chhattisgarh Construction Academy should be done systematically, so that maximum number of youth could get training there.