The slums near MMI Hospital will be removed for a new bypass road to be constructed from lord City to New Dhamtari Road which will connect Kamal Vihar to New Dhamtari Road.
The residents of the locality will be relocated, officials said. Collector Thakur Ram Singh issued directives in this regard after conducting inspection of Kamal Vihar on Friday.Singh after inspecting the project along with the officers of Raipur Development Authority (RDA) and Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) appreciated the underground drainage system being developed in Kamal Vihar.
He moved through different sectors of Kamal Vihar and asked the officers about the technology being used in construction of the colony.He took details of the system being developed for drainage of storm water. RDA CEO Amit Kataria and other officers informed him that underground drainage system has been developed which will drain out 80% of storm water.
This water will reach into gardens. The officers also informed him about ponds and other water bodies. He asked the officers about estimated cost of construction of underground drainage system.The officers informed him that underground drainage system is 2.5 times costlier than the open drainage system.The Collector asked about the road from Kamal Vihar to New Dhamtari Road.
The officers informed him that the road ends at lord City and if possible it can be extended to connect with New Dhamtari Road. Collector asked the tehsildars and other officers to conduct a survey of the slums coming in the way of road and for rehabilitation of people living in this slum. He said that after rehabilitation the shanties should be removed for construction of road. With construction of the road, the traffic pressure in Sanjay Nagar and Tikrapara etc area will be reduced.