KSCL board gives approval to 29 new projects worth Rs 230 crore

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Kanpur: The 12th board of Kanpur Smart City Limited (KSCL) at its meeting held here on Friday took several important decisions and gave its approval to 29 new projects worth Rs 230 crore.
The board has taken a decision to remove eight projects worth Rs 56 core which were enlisted for work under the Smart City project but couldn’t be started in the last three years for various reasons.
KSCL board, in principle, has given approval to 29 new projects worth around Rs 230 crore, It has directed the CEO Smart City to ensure that the detailed project reports (DPRs) of the proposed projects be checked and vetted either by HBTU or IIT-Kanpur before floating tenders and also to prepare DPRs of the large projects by a consultant.
The other major new projects sanctioned at the board meeting are construction of a parking worth Rs 50 crore at the collectorate, restoration and upgradation of Gandhi Bhawan (Rs 50 crore), (Hiring of consultant this month and DPR preparation next month), Smart Road phase 2 worth Rs 45 crore , solid waste transfer station at Fazalganj worth Rs 11 crore (municipal commissioner to finalise details), upgradation and modernization of Kargil Shaheed Park worth Rs 4.4 crore.
The other projects are light and sound show at Nana Rao Park worth Rs 4.8 crore , building projection at Gandhi Bhawan worth Rs 5 crore , city buses and new control room and automation system worth Rs 10 crore (Details presentation to be done next month), traffic Improvement works (Phase 2) worth Rs 10 crore (proposals to be given by DCP traffic within next one month), restoration and modernisation of the swimming pool at Nana Rao Park worth Rs 14.57 crore, visitors gallery and museum at the Green Park Stadium worth Rs 5 crore, trash skimmer machine to ensure cleaning of Ganga worth Rs 4.85 Cr crore etc.
The Board has also given its approval to hire staff in the next 3 months for the vacant posts in the KSCL office like general manager, accounts officers, junior engineers (Civil), IT manager, social media handler and other staff either through advertising for the retired government employees (state and central governments) or through service provider by GEM Portal or hiring through GOI nominated firms.
The meeting, chaired by divisional commissioner Raj Shekhar, was attended among others by municipal commissioner, who is also CEO of the Smart City, Shiv Sharanappa, KDA vice-chairman Arvind Singh, DCP (Traffic) BGTS Murthy, the additional municipal commissioner, general manager Jal Sansthan, regional manager, city bus services and others
The municipal commissioner and KDA V-C were nominated as new members of the board.