The Danganiya pond in the city is all set to get a facelift — thanks to efforts being made by the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC).
Following the directives of RMC Commissioner Avanish Kumar Sharan, a proposal to carry out beautification work of the pond has been prepared. The pond is situated in ward 69 of RMC zone-5.
In this series, the civic body officials concerned on Thursday shifted as many as 54 families living here who created a slum area by the name of ‘Tarun Nagar’ and posed hurdles in the proposed beautification work of the pond.
The slum-dwellers were shifted in flats developed in Bhataganv area under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
As many as 64 families residing near the Danganiya pond had been allotted the flats through lottery system. Out of which, 10 families had already shifted.
The civic body bore the expenses of shifting the families on Thursday’s drive.
RMC zone-5 commissioner, Vijay Pandey, the Executive Engineer, Subhash Chandrakar, Assistant Engineer, Sanjay Sharma and RMC Flying Squad In-charge, Abhash Mishra were present.
The Zone Commissioner, Pandey said after today’s drive of vacating the area,
RMC will soon start work on the proposed beautification of the pond.