Chhattisgarh chief secretary Vivek Dhand on Tuesday visited Telibandha Talab to review quality and progress of ongoing development and pond beautification works.
Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) has been assigned the task of developing as many as 720 flats around Telibandha Talab for resettlement of slum dwellers under Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme.
The central government has funded Rs 41.25 crore for the scheme. RMC officials concerned including the commissioner, Avneesh Kumar Sharan briefed the chief secretary that as many as 64 flats have been constructed while plinth level work of as many as 512 units have been completed. The estimated cost of each flat will be Rs3.39 lakh.
Dhand conducted physical inspection of the ongoing project and expressed satisfaction on quality of the construction work using monolithic cement concrete method.
This apart, the chief secretary learnt about the progress and quality of ongoing pond beautification and development work.
He was informed that green and environment friendly methods are being used to carry out all the proposed works for conservation and beautification of the pond.
RMC has increased 3.5 acres area of the pond. Estimated cost of the ongoing works is Rs12.64 crore.