Health and family welfare and urban administration minister Amar Agrawal, after viewing the presentation of the implementation of Arpa project, on Sunday, suggested inclusion of basic infrastructure and necessary amendment in the model. He also instructed to make re-presentation of the project after making suggested amendments on April 30.
Collector Thakur Ram Singh, Bilaspur Municipal Corporation commissioner Avanish Sharan, engineer of consultant company limited, Associate company concerned and officers of the department were present on the occasion.
Under the implementation of the Arpa project, after fixing the width of the Arpa river at 250 feet, returning wall will be constructed from Koni Mangla bridge to Devrikhurd barrage.
In view of the demands of Bilaspur city, 80 ft wide and 14 km long roads on both the sides, footpath, green belt, garden and along with recreation, housing business, cultural institutional areas would be developed.
To facilitate transportation three new bridges are proposed to be constructed along the 14 km long area, which will be constructed considering the future traffic needs of Bilaspur city.
A provision has been made to complete the whole work in seven years with private public partnership. The consultant has made the presentation of the technical and financial aspects of the project.
The urban administration minister has suggested inclusion of basic infrastructure and necessary amendment in the presented model, looking to the Bilaspur city’s work plan for the next 50 years. He also instructed to make re-presentation of the project after making suggested amendments on April 30.