The State Transport Department will soon set up a Control Room in Raipur which will monitor the operation and movement of all the buses in the State.
On the other hand , Raipur Smart City Limited (RSCL) will be setting up an 'Intelligent Traffic Management System and City Surveillance System' across the city under the ‘Smart City’ Mission, officials informed.
One of the primary objective RSCL is to develop 'Smart Traffic Management and Safe City — Intelligent Traffic Management System' (ITMS) and City Surveillance System which provide greater information to the authorities to proactively manage the
ongoing traffic situation, increase safety and security of citizens and allow citizens to make informed travel choices, they informed.
With installation of ITMS and City Surveillance system, the overall burden of traffic on the roads will reduce, will help effectively maintain law and order situation.
RSCL will appoint an agency soon to set up priority initiatives identified under the Smart City mission which will include intelligent traffic signals, surveillance cameras, variable message sign and information boards and traffic enforcement systems such as e-Challan, red light violations detection systems, speed violation detection system etc.
It may be recalled that the well-developed ‘Greater Raipur’ region has also started fast taking shape near Raipur city.
A total of 19 urban centres are being planned in Greater Raipur region which would touch boundary of five municipal corporations, officials informed.
The regions such as Raipur, Naya Raipur, Charoda, Jamul, Kumhari Bhilai-III and Durg will come under ‘Greater Raipur’ region.
Notably, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also announced in March last year that a new Expressway in the 26.60 kms stretch of Raipur-Durg section of National Highway 53 will be constructed in the State.
Meanwhile, the 'Raipur Smart City Plan' has the component of visual mapping of the city for ease of travel across the city , officials informed.
The other key features of the plans would be — CCTV surveillance, Pedestrian only streets, 100 per cent door to door collection, removing street parking among others.
There are also plans to make Raipur a ‘Visually Aesthetic City’ which would comprise street art, neighbourhood art and rejuvenating dead walls.
The plan also has the component of e-Rickshaw zones.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh government has already approved Rs 13 crore for 89 developmental works to be undertaken by Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC).
Notably, a sum of Rs 10 crore has been approved by the State government for various wards of RMC including drain construction, road widening, electrification and pipeline extension, according to an official press release .
Besides these, around Rs 2.50 crore has been approved for setting up a world class gym in the vacant space at International Swimming Pool at GE road besides other facilities.
The Central government had already released the first installment of Rs 55.29 crore out of the approved Rs 573.40 crore for State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) under AMRUT project for the current financial year in Chhattisgarh.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development has already released Central Assistance of Rs 1,062.27 crore to 13 States as first installment under AMRUT project for the current financial year, officials stated.
This is a part of total Central Assistance of Rs 5,311.38 crore committed to 13 States for which the Ministry has approved Atal Mission Action Plans for 2015-16 entailing total investment of Rs.11,671.76 crore in 286 cities in these states.