The expansion project of ‘Marine drive’ in Raigarh which is in its final stage is going to be a gracious place for natives and tourists, thanks to an initiative taken by its district collector Mukesh Bansal.
The ‘Marine drive’ which is being built under the Raigarh beatification plan at a cost of Rs 13.40 crore on the bank of Kele river would be dedicated to the public soon.
The ‘Marine drive’ is being made 1320 meters long from Chakradhar Nagar to Kabir Chowk. An estimated Rs 2.15 crore has been spent for the construction of an Anicut so that the river always stays filled with water.
The Collector on Monday reviewed the Marine drive expansion work and ordered the concerned officials to give final touch to the project within a week. He also directed the Executive Engineer of the Kelo project Ajay Kumar Nathani to complete all the related works under this project such as road, drain, retaining wall and other work in time.
The other senior officials who were present in the review meeting include Additional Collector Shyam Dhawde, Sub-divisional Magistrate Rajat Bansal, and Additional Superintendent of Police Prafulla Thakur.
It may be worth mentioning that the expansion of the ‘Marine drive’ started in February this year. It is being carried out with the assistance of South Eastern Coalfields ltd (SECl) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Under this project, district the administration is building 1,320 meters long four lane road, RCC retaining wall, Anicut, and concrete drain. It is also building a 1.5 meter wide footpath on the both side of the 15 meter wide four lane road.
Executive Engineer Nathani said that ten years ago, a high level bridge was constructed on the Kele river near SECl Office area but it could not be used due to lack of an approach road. The administration also build this concrete approach road.