The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) had accorded ‘five star rating’ to the better energy efficiency practices at the State Mantralaya here. The high rating had been provided for better energy management in the Mantralaya’s offices. The Mantralaya achieved the Energy Display Index of 81.49 which made it eligible for a high BEE rating, officials stated.
The BEE divides buildings and weather on five and three categories respectively under which buildings are categorised as ‘air conditioned’ and ‘non air conditioned’. The Mantralaya had been accorded rating under ‘air conditioned’ and ‘mixed climate’.The Mantralaya constructed by Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) has a developed area of 64,162 square meters out of which 68 per cent is air conditioned. The total annual power consumption of the Mantralaya building is 57,27,260 Kilowatt.
Moreover, the new capital is also being supplied 1.1 MW power from non conventional sources. Incidentally, the NRDA will soon be installing lED street lights along with elaborate infrastructure development for power supply on Non Motorable Transport (NMT) roads at a cost Rs 5.86 crore.
The lED lighting cannot be stolen by anybody and is fully automated which is also known as ‘Smart Street lighting Control’. The entire system is be connected through a laptop through GPRS and any tampering with the lights triggers an SMS message, officials stated. Notably, the various world class recreational and general public facilities in the Public Experience Zone in Central Park of Naya Raipur is also proposed to be powered by a set of Wind Power equipments in the State’s rapidly evolving high-tech administrative capital- Naya Raipur.
A total of six wind power equipment would generate 30 KW of power, officials stated. The Central Park would also comprise an Irrigation system for watering the sprawling lawn area of the park. The play area in the Central Park for children would have 45 equipment including kiddies, swing, slides, see-saw, scrambler, fitness, thriller, multi activity play system, merry-go-round and rubber mat play zone.
The Central Park is in the heart of Naya Raipur spread over 70 acres of land.The North and South Central Park makes it the biggest proposed park in Chhattisgarh. The Parking Area at would have the capacity to accommodate 90 buses, 112 cars and 85 two wheelers.
It may be mentioned that Chhattisgarh government is betting big on not just developing a ‘Smart City’ in Naya Raipur with ultra modern town planning, its thrust on inviting non-core sector investors to set up base is receiving an equal share of undivided attention, officials stated.
Buoyed by the recent Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM) list released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Government of India stating that Chhattisgarh has received maximum proposals in the country for setting up industrial projects, the second Global Investors Meet is set to draw more investors to the State, they stated.
Chhattisgarh has received investment proposals to the tune of Rs 1,61,836 crores which is way ahead of its follower Maharashtra, they said.
Chief Minister Raman Singh has credited the achievement to the conducive industrial environment and developing people of the State and said that he anticipates that these proposals will convert into real investments. This will take the industrial growth rate much higher than other states officials stated.
They stated that according to the IEM list released in September 2014, as many as 24 big investors have filed IEMs for setting industries in Chhattisgarh with an investment proposal of Rs 1,61,836 crores. For an investment of more than Rs 5 crore, the IEM is filed with the DIPP.