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Bihar: Action plan for beautification of Bhagalpur discussed

A meeting of the advisory committee of Bhagalpur Smart City Limited (BSCL) was held here on Tuesday which deliberated on several issues related to the beautification of the town area.
Bihar: Action plan for beautification of Bhagalpur discussed
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BHAGALPUR: A meeting of the advisory committee of Bhagalpur Smart City Limited (BSCL) was held here on Tuesday which deliberated on several issues related to the beautification of the town area.
BSCL CEO Sanjeet Kumar Pandey said that action plan for several issues were discussed at the advisory committee meeting which included beautification of Bhairwa pond near Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU).
“Members also suggested to introduce boat ride facility in the pond, construction of jogging track alongside the pond, installation of high mast tower lights, fountain etc,” Pandey added.
Other issues taken up included development of ‘Jan Suvidha Kendra’ under the BMC area, smart construction of roads in and around Bhagalpur airport areas, multi-level parking besides underground parking facilities at Teachers’ Training College compound near Ghanta Ghar Chowk, Tilkamanjhi Chowk etc, development of Barari Ghat, renovation of Lalit Bhavan, Sharda Sangeet Sadan near Town Hall etc.
The advisory committee also discussed the progress related to integrated command and control center (ICCC) building besides making a financial bid for construction of 100-bed night shelter home at Mayaganj, automatic traffic signals at roundabouts, selection of five schools–Zila School, Mokshada School, Zila Girls School, Saro-Sahnu School and Sharda Jhunjhun Vidayalaya--for renovation and introduction of information technology cell and installation of CCTVs in classes.
Another issue discussed was the inclusion of Bhagalpur railway station areas under the area-based development (ABD) by expanding the ABD jurisdiction, which is spread in 699 acres from ward numbers 18 to 23 of Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation (BMC).
“ABD is an innovative approach towards sustainable development and growth by targeting defined geographical areas in regions, which are characterized by a set of common development problems,” said a BSCL official.
Bhagalpur was selected under the ‘Smart Cities Mission’in the second list for smart cities released in May 2016.
Those who participated in the meeting included BMC Mayor Seema Saha, BMC commissioner-cum-managing director Prafulla Chandra Yadav, deputy commissioner Satyendra Prasad Verma, BSCL CEO Sanjeet Kumar Pandey, former deputy mayor Preeti Shekhar, Bhagalpur College of Engineering principal Dr Shashank Shekhar, members of Eastern Bihar Chamber of Commerce and Industries etc.
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