The Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) will seek the help of project management consultancy services for construction of five modern railway stations in the new capital region, officials informed.
The Naya Raipur station which would be the central hub of the new capital region would have direct connectivity with the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system through a foot-over bridge, they informed.
The Station would have green spaces to provide a sense of calm and comfort to the passengers.
Notably, a broad gauge rail track project is already under implementation in Naya Raipur region to provide connectivity with Raipur and suburbs.
The vision for the Naya Raipur Transport Oriented Development (TOD) is to develop a transit supportive framework that supports a series of seamless self-sufficient neighbourhoods in Naya Raipur each with a distinct character-linked with sustainable mobility options.
It may be recalled that Naya Raipur has emerged in the country with the largest land bank of a mammoth 237 square kilometres (23,700 hectares).
The NRDA has plans of developing a Transport Hub'spread over an area of 161.9 hectares in the new capital city.
The hub would include setting up light Rail Transport System (lRTS) stations. The area being earmarked for the Transport Hub would be 12.55 per cent of the total area of the new capital city, officials stated.
It may be recalled that the NRDA will also develop a land Management System for managing disposal of land for infrastructure development, officials informed.
The Chhattisgarh Government is encouraging use of public transport by way of allowing more density along the public transport corridors which makes public transport financially sustainable besides reducing the usage of personal vehicles in its new capital city, officials informed.
The concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is being adopted to make Naya Raipur a sustainable city.