Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 26

CEO of Ludhiana Smart City Limited (LSCL) and MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal said today that 22 projects worth Rs 61.75 crore under the Smart City Mission had been completed so far.

A state-level meeting to review the Smart City Mission projects was held in Chandigarh today which was attended by the MC Commissioner.

Sabharwal said 22 projects, including rooftop solar panels, installation of signages, Animal Birth Control system, facade lighting on the iconic clock tower, smart classrooms, and others had been completed. Notably, major projects such as the smart street road on Malhar Road, RUBs/ROB on Pakhowal Road, installation sanitary pads vending machines and others are underway.

The Commissioner said 19 project works worth Rs 605.82 crore had been awarded and were under execution.

He said tenders for 12 projects worth Rs 63.68 crore had been floated while detailed project reports of six projects, worth Rs 258.38 crore, had been prepared and were under approval. The discussion was held on a total of 58 projects worth Rs 989.66 crore.

Meanwhile, one of the directors of the LSCL-cum-Chairman of the IIA, Punjab chapter, Sanjay Goyal, attended the meeting through virtual mode and raised the issue of lack of parking lots in the city.

He said: “Traffic-related problems in the city need to be addressed. Since the name of Ludhiana was declared for the Smart City Mission in 2016, no new parking lot had been constructed under the Smart City Mission. At present, visitors are forced to suffer in the absence of parking lots at city markets. Besides, I also raised a point that development of industrial areas inside the MC limits should also be ensured.”