Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar carried out an inspection of the construction work underway for the ‘GAD Housing Units’ taken up by Chhattisgarh Housing Board at Sector 17 of Naya Raipur the other day.
On the occasion , the Chief Secretary also planted a ‘Neem’ sapling at the construction site which was followed by NRDA Chairman N Baijendra Kumar, NRDA Vice Chairman S S Bajaj, Commissioner Chhattisgarh Hosing Board Sonmani Bora, NRDA Chief Executive Officer Amit Kataria , NRDA General Manager Mahadev Kanvre besides other officials planting a sapling each at the site.
A total of 500 saplings were planted by the officials at the site. last year, under the ‘Vriksha Mitra Abhiyan’, a total of 1,500 saplings were planted in Sector 17 of Naya Raipur.This apart, the NRDA has take steps to prevent soil erosion near the nullahs. The Chief Secretary also inspected the ‘Model House’ constructed by Chhattisgarh Housing Board while inquiring about the facilities to be offered to the residents in the colonies. It may be recalled that the Board during the first phase is constructing 246 houses in Sector 17 which comprises a total of 18 ‘D’ type Duplex, 36 ‘E’ type Duplex, 96 ‘F’ type ‘Cell’ houses, 48 ‘G’ type ‘Cell’ houses and another 48 ‘H’ type ‘Cell’ houses.
There would be 1,754 houses for Government employees in Sector 17. The colony would have a Club House, Community Building and a library. This apart, the colonies would also comprise Primary school, Nursery school, Hospital and a Commercial complex.