The State Government’s one of the most ambitious projects — the Kamal Vihar residential scheme has witnessed completion of about 60 per cent of the development works so far, official sources here informed.
As many as 334 residential plots of this mega scheme, which has been set up in 15 sectors in sprawling 1,600 acres of land with an estimated cost of about Rs 816 Crore, have been sold out, officials informed.
Raipur Development Authority (RDA), which has been assigned the task of developing the project, has now been working on the plan of setting up five water treatment plants with the capacity to produce 38 MlD water. The treated water will be used in watering the plants .
The township, which is being developed under Public-Private-Partnership mode, will see expenditure of Rs 287.50 crore on different development works including Rs 6 crore on construction of a Ring Road, Rs 10 crore for two roads of the Master Plan, Rs 2 crore for compensation against developed infrastructure existing here, Rs 10 crore for school and water body, Rs 3.4 crore for signage, gate and marker Pole, Rs 1 crore for plantation, Rs 5 crore for sewerage treatment plant, Rs 1.5 crore for bus-way, Rs 20 crore for the power HT line, Rs 2 crore for a 33/11 kilowatt substation and Rs 3 crore for sector-level footpath.
Besides, a sum of Rs 14.05 crore for construction of 120 flats under Indraprastha Raipura Scheme, Rs 20.65 crore for MR Road and other development works under Indraprashta phase-2 and Rs 8.10 crore has been marked for carrying out survey, notification, consultancy, land acquisition, road construction and other development works in ESC Colony.
likewise, a sum of Rs 2.05 crore has been forked out for different development works proposed in Dr Khubchand Baghel Transport Nagar, Ravabhata. RDA officials are confident of completing ongoing work of an international swimming pool and recreation park in 18.77 acre area under Indraprastha Raipura Scheme within a month.