Façade improvement of rly station to start soon

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, December 22

The façade improvement project of the city railway station will begin within a few days as the Jalandhar Smart City Limited has transferred funds worth Rs6.26 crore to the Railways.

Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori on Tuesday participated in the virtual meeting of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Jalandhar Smart City Limited (JSCL), which reviewed various development projects in the pipeline.

The DC said funds have been transferred to the railway authorities to build foot-overbridge, civil works for the frontal circulating area, setting up of escalators, and other works to give the city railway station a facelift.

The DC said the railway authorities have shortlisted the contractor and the work to begin this month.

The BoD further reviewed various project including the smart LED project, construction of trunk storm-water drainage and allied works in the ABD zone of Jalandhar Smart City Limited, development of way-finding, and traffic signage at PAN city of Rs1.98 crore, rooftop solar plants on government building at Rs 17.83 crore, development of smart e-classes at Rs20.32 crore, junction improvement at Rs20.32 crore, green area development Phase-1 at Rs3.90 crore, park development in the Urban Estate at Rs2.40 crore, park development in Tobri Mohalla at 0.42 crore, park development in Industrial Area at Rs1.07 crore, park development at Tankiwala Park at Rs0.62 crore, green area development around Bist Doab Canal at Rs2.78 crore, construction of ICCC building at Rs1.67 crore and city-level disaster management activity plan at Rs20.22 crore.

The DC said projects such as augmentation of storm-water drainage system worth Rs20.37 crore, installation of LED lights in the city at Rs49.22 crore, the development of integrated command and control centre at Rs116.94 crore, safety, and security and utility ducting of overhanging electric wires at Rainik Bazaar at Rs2.71 crore, bulk surface water supply scheme at Rs350 crore, development of smart roads at Rs36.16 crore were moving ahead in full swing. He said projects’ detailed project reports (DPRs) were being prepared by the authorities concerned and would be placed before the approval at the earliest.

The DC said the administration would start a disaster management audit of all government buildings under the disaster management activity plan. Jalandhar Mayor Jagdish Raja, Chief Executive Officer Jalandhar Smart City Limited Karnesh Sharma and others attended the 11th BoD virtual meeting.