-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Advisor TK Nair on Friday while terming the planning of Naya Raipur as ‘excellent’, said that it was in accordance with the needs of the future.
He termed the rehabilitation and village development scheme started in Naya Raipur as ‘very significant’. Nair, along with the Prime Minister’s Security Advisor Vijay Kumar, held discussion with NRDA officers on the development schemes of Naya Raipur. NRDA Chairman N Baijendra Kumar informed them in detail about various construction and development works of Naya Raipur.
While knowing about the various construction works underway in the new capital city, Nair perused the development works done under the village development scheme by NRDA at Kayabandha village and stressed on its extension. He also had discussion with the villagers. Both Nair and Vijay Kumar expressed happiness for developing Naya Raipur as an environment-friendly and as ‘Smart City’ in accordance with the new necessities.
NRDA chairman N Baijendra Kumar said on the occasion that 30 per cent area of the city has been reserved as a ‘Green Zone’. Besides, he informed about the efforts being made for water conservation and transport facilities in the city. NRDA vice chairman SS Bajaj, CEO Amit Kataria, General Manager Mahadev Kanware and other officers were present on the occasion.