17 out of 35 projects of Kohima Smart City Mission completed; CEO of the KSCDL.
The Kohima Smart City Development Ltd (KSCDL) has completed 17 out of 35 projects of the Smart City Mission, a senior official said.
Some of the projects out of the 17 are: Capital Cultural Hall, pedestrain – friendly footpath, city beautyfication works, Kohima Integrated Command and Control Centre(ICCC) community building at New Market, mobile hotspot etc. Said the KS CDL, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kezha Thenuo.
He informed this while highlighting the status of Kohima Smart City projects on the status of Kohima Smart City projects on the occasion of the 7th anniversary celebration of this mission on the theme ‘Sabka Bharat, Nikharta Bharat’ which was held at the Capital Cultural Hall in Kohima on Saturday.
Some ongoing projects like the Multi-level parking at Old Medical Directorate, PR Hill and Nagaland State Transport (NST) bus station, a walkable street and cycle track are expected to be completed within two to three months, he mentioned. Some new major projects like- City Centre, Battle Tank renovation, Community buildings with car parking and commercial facilities and Local Ground redevelopment have already started and are expected to be completed before june 2023, he mentioned.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has extended the term of Smart City projects till june 2023, beyond which no Smart City projects can be completed on time.
The original project cost of Kohima Smart City was INR 1000 crore on the basis of a 50:50 funding patern between the Centre and State government. However, the project cost was revised to INR 550 crore due to change of funding pattern to 90:10 (Central share of INR 500 crore and state share of INR 50 crore) by the Ministry of Housing and urban Affairs(MoHUA), threrefore, resulting in cancelling projects worth INR 450 crore.
The Kohima Smart City area-based development is limited to 7 out of 19 municipal wards, only covering an area of 280 acres. The seven wards that are located in the town area are Midland,New Market, Daklane, Keziekie,Naga Bazaar, Choto Bosti, and D Block.
Execution of projects is, therefore, restricted to these 7 wards though the KSCDL have few projects for mobility, bus stops, green belts, parks and nurturing neighbourhood challenge, CCTV, and hotspot in the city, he informed.
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