With a view to developing the heritage cluster in Maharaja Bada under the smart city project, Rahul Jain, the district collector, inspected the area on Sunday.
He was accompanied by the SP Ashish, Municipal Commissioner Vinod Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Smart City Project Bidisha Mukerjee and other officials.
After inspecting the heritage cluster and the surrounding areas, the collector instructed the accompanying officials to speed up the work.
The collector instructed the officials concerned to install powerful and eloquent lights with the assistance of CSR in all the buildings that are in the heritage cluster.
He asked them to initiate a programme by which these lights become a permanent feature of the heritage cluster. He further asked the officials to draw a plan to bring uniformity in all the domestic as well as commercial buildings in Maharaja Bada. This should be done taking into view the importance of heritage. He asked them to form a development committee to look into the development of Maharaja Bada.
The committee must be represented by departmental officials, people’s representatives as well as businessmen from the area.
The collector asked the Municipal Commissioner to immediately take steps to give power supply to the Town Hall that has been developed by the Municipal Commission. He further said that the immediate supply of power will facilitate new activities and programs there. He also asked the officials to open a Tourist Information centre at the Municipal Commission office to assist the national and international tourists.
Rhaul Jain, the collector also inspected the Gorkhi School, Gajaraja School, Maharani laxmi Bhai School, the office of the Scouts and Guides and Central library. He told the officials that these buildings are very important from a heritage point of view and must be preserved in the best ways possible. He also asked them to survey the surrounding empty lands that can be better utilised for the smart city project.
The collector had a detailed discussion with the SP and Municipal Commissioner regarding the parking facility in Maharaja Bada.
He asked them to draw a detailed plan for the parking of vehicles that come to this area from the various corners of the city. He said alternate arrangements must be put in place immediately. He said that with proper cooperation with different wings of the government, the dream will come a reality soon.