Raipur’s skyline will be free of any overhead high tension power lines with the work on Smart City Mission gathering pace.
Under Area Based Development (ABD) plan of Raipur Smart Cities Mission and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Raipur Smart City limited in association with Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) will be taking up the mega project.
In the first phase, nine prominent thoroughfares of the city would be covered where in the expansion works of 20 kilometers long and 2 feet deep ground power cable lines would be laid out.
The survey of the project work had been recently completed while the tender in this regard would be floated by CSEB soon.
The nine prominent thoroughfares includes under IPDS and ABD plan are Telghani Naka to Rathore Chowk, Gurunanak Chowk to Jai Stambh Chowk via Sharda Chowk, Jai Stambh Chowk to City Kotwali Chowk via Malviya Road, Kotwali Chowk (Sadar Bazar route) to Tatyapara Chowk via Satti Bazar, Tatyapara Chowk to Rathore Chowk via Ramsagarpara area besides MG Road and KK Road.
The project work will cost Rs15 crore which basically covers 40 percent of ABD plan of Smart Cities Mission.
The IPDS project will end all dangers posed by overhead power lines. For underground power cable works, HD pipelines will be used so that the plying of vehicles would not be affected by the underground power cables.
Talking to The Pioneer, Municipal Commissioner and Chairman of Raipur Smart City limited Rajat Bansal said that the project has been prepared and tender would be floated by CSEB soon.
Routes free from power cables will certainly contribute in beautification of the city as per the standards set for ‘Smart City’, he added.
Meanwhile, Ramavatar Pathak, EE, Circle-1, CSEB said that tender would be floated within a week whereas the project will be completed within six months after release of work order.