Shahnawaz Hussain reviews designs of Gaya, Purnia khadi malls

PATNA: State industries minister Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday said the frontal face of the proposed Khadi Mall in Gaya should have the touch of Gandhian values and Buddhist ethos.
An architecture and design consultant firm has also been selected by the Infrastructure Development Authority (IDA) for the proposed khadi malls in Gaya and Purnia. The Khadi Mall in Gaya will be constructed on the 1.5-acre land of Bihar State Khadi Gramodyog Board (BSKGB) in Ghunghritand locality.
Hussain asked the architecture and design consultant firm and IDA officials to see to it that the design also incorporated the construction of a musical fountain in front of the gate of the Khadi Mall. The Khadi Mall in Gaya will be a four-storey building.
Hussain also reviewed the activities of Upendra Maharathi Shilp Shodh Sansthan (UMSSS).
Those present on the occasion included industries department additional chief secretary Brajesh Mehrotra and UMSSS director Ashok Kumar Sinha. The representative of the consultant firm made a presentation on the architecture and design of the malls.
With regard to UMSSS, Hussain said the sale counters should be opened at the airports and railway stations of important cities in the country to sell the state-specific handicraft items.
He said a meeting of the handicrafts artisans should be held in Patna under the chairmanship of the industries department additional chief secretary to explore the scope for promotion, sale and production of the handicraft items from the state.