The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) will soon allocate shops to the project affected persons at the Rural Facilitation Center in Navagaon (Khapri) ( Sector 28) on a 30-year lease in the new capital region.
Notably, Naya Raipur is also among five other cities in the country chosen as ‘Demonstration Cities’ for the Centre’s ambitious Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP).
The final five cities participating as 'Demonstration Cities' under Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) are - Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Mysore (Karnataka), Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra).
Detailed project profiles were prepared by all cities with the assistance of the SUTP Consultants and then endorsed by the SUTP Steering Committee to be included to SUTP as ‘City Demonstration Projects’, officials stated.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CHB) will be constructing as many as 40000 houses in Naya Raipur under an affordable scheme.
Of the 40,000 houses to be constructed involving an expenditure of expenditure of Rs 3500 crore, 20,000 houses will be constructed for economically weaker sections, 10000 houses for lIG-A and 10000 for lIG-B category.
CGHB is committed to ensure facilities to families falling under economically weaker sections and under this move, the Board will be constructing 40000 houses under Mukhyamantri Awaas Yojana, stated Minister for Housing and Environment Rajesh Munat recently.
The Minister further informed that the State government will give grant of Rs 1 lakh for each houses falling under EWS category while Rs 50000 grant for lIG houses. For this, the Chhattisgarh government is going to provide total grant of Rs 357 crore.
As per information received from officials of CGHB, houses with carpet area of 27 square meters will be constructed for EWS category whereas 40 square meter has been fixed for lIG-A and 60 square meter for lIG-B.
Under this scheme, the Naya Raipur Development Authority is going to provide land with of Rs 1 square per square feet. The cost of houses will be Rs 4 lakh from single EWS house (excluding grant), Rs 7 lakh for lIG-A (excluding grant) and Rs 10 lakh for lIG-B (excluding grant).
Incidentally, CGHB had been utilising advanced and cost effective RCC Precast technology for constructing houses under Mukyamanti Awas Yojana (Chief Minister Housing Scheme).
The Precast technology is a globally recognised process through which concrete is cast into a mould and then transported to the construction site for use, officials stated.
The project comprises development of 4048 lIG and 2328 EWS flats besides other infrastructural facilities in Naya Raipur region.
The Chhattisgarh government has set a target of constructing nearly 42,000 houses under Indira Awas Yojana in the State, officials stated.
Moreover, the State government provided approvals for construction of 1.34 lakh housing units for the economically weaker sections during the past three years.
As a result, out of Rs 424 crore available fund for construction of the housing units, a sum of Rs 309.19 crore had already been spent for construction of 88,654 housing units.
Notably, the Naya Raipur Mass Transport ltd (NRMTl) is in the process of developing a total of three BRTS corridors covering a total of 40 kms with exclusive ‘Right of Way’ with the possibility of mixed route extension.
The NRMTl established to act as a Special Purpose Vehicle to carry out the objectives of building, constructing and developing public transport system has proposed to develop the BRTS with private sector participation, officials stated.
The Corridor-I would be of 25 kms from Raipur Railway Station till Capitol Complex in Naya Raipur.
The Corridor-III would be of 17.8 kms within Naya Raipur.
To facilitate BRTS operations, the NRMTl would provide depots and workshops to park and service the vehicles when not in use.
The operator would maintain 30 air conditioned buses at routes designated by NRMTl. If the fleet requirement is more , 10 more buses would be provided by the operator of similar specifications.
An ‘Intelligent Tracking System’ (ITS) would be established under the proposed Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the new administrative capital.
Decks have been cleared for the development of an 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' in Chhattisgarh’s hi-tech capital Naya Raipur.
The Central government has consented to provide its final approval to the project within this week, officials stated.
An assurance in this regard was given by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh during a meeting in New Delhi last week.
Notably, the 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' would be established in a sprawling 70 acres of land in Naya Raipur’s Sector-22.
Providing details on the 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' during the meeting, Chief Minister Raman Singh told the Union Minister that as many as 11 companies have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the tune of around Rs 968 crore for setting up projects in the cluster.
The Chhattisgarh government has completed requisite preparation for development of the 'Electronic Manufacturing Cluster' and work in this regard is going to start immediately after receiving final approval from the Centre.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also informed Prasad that Chhattisgarh is the first State in the country to offer its consent for setting up of Optical Fiber network under Bharat Net project and it has started the process for formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). During the next three years, the State government is going to connect as many as 10000 village panchayats with broadband facility, he informed.
Moreover, the Chief Minister also urged the Union Minister to provide special administrative and financial incentives for Chhattisgarh, considering its unique geographical location for successful implementation of the important project.