Patna Smart City Proposal To Focus On Riverfront Development, Solar Energy

As cities rework their strategy to find a place in the Central government's Smart City list, focus is seen shifting towards sustainability. More and more cities are seen incorporating environment-friendly measures while preparing their Smart City plans, Bihar capital Patna included.

The city, which failed to find a place the previous lists to receive Central funds under the mission, will now focus on riverfront development for its final proposal. Under the plan, an arrangement would be made to facilitate amenities around railway stations and solar panels will be installed on government buildings. Initially, the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to install solar panels on about 20 government buildings. This includes the Maurya Lok building, which houses the PMC office.

It is worth mention here that under that under its smart city proposal, Patna will be redeveloping the Kankarbagh Residential Zone, the stretch from Patna Sahib Junction to Kangan Ghatand and the area from Boring Road to Mainpura Diara. The Gardanibagh government residential area and the Patliputra industrial area will witness redevelopment.

Apart from installing solar panels on buildings, the Patna smart city proposal also focuses on creating water supply management, storm water management, transport and traffic management, municipality governance management, solid waste management and power outage management.

Earlier, the city launched Mission Smart City to get people on board on its smart city strategy. Around 1.81 crore people took part in these activities.

By February 10, Patna's smart city proposal will be released in the public domain and is expected to be finalised by March 25. The city will then send it to the Centre by March 31.

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