The rank of Dehradun smart city project has risen from 16th last week to ninth while in state rankings, Uttarakhand has reached the first position. Officials of Dehradun Smart City Limited (DSCL) said this in the 16th meeting of the city level advisory forum on Saturday. The officials informed representatives attending the meeting about the status of water ATM, smart toilets, Parade Ground redevelopment, Paltan Bazaar development and integrated command and control centre works being undertaken as part of the Dehradun smart city project.
They informed that the construction work in the Parade Ground is complete and the site is ready for the Republic Day parade here. Regarding the green building to be constructed as part of the project, the officials informed that the building will have nine floors and that its design will be based on traditional architecture of Uttarakhand. The officials also made presentations on other proposed and under-construction works as part of the smart city plan. The Dehradun mayor Sunil Uniyal ‘Gama’, MLAs Harbans Kapoor, Khajan Das, DSCL chief executive officer Ashish Kumar Srivastava and other members of the forum along with officials of the departments concerned were also present in the meeting.
Sunday, 24 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
