Bhopal: Improving public transport, drinking water supply and sanitation will be some of the new measures to be undertaken on a priority in Bhopal, said chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Saturday, after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Bhopal mayor Malti Rai and 85 corporators.
All measures will be taken in Bhopal to provide better transport facilities to citizens, to make the city green, and for better arrangement of drinking water and cleanliness. Provision of funds for different schemes will contribute to the measures.
A roadmap for the five year development of Bhopal will be presented soon, he added. Union government has given consent for the construction of new flyovers in Bhopal said Chouhan.
Chouhan said that the corporators and other public representatives should set the example of public service with humility. Chouhan assured the Bhopal Municipal Corporation would be provided necessary financial assistance for development works by the state government.
Public transport
Alongside metrorail construction, transport facilities are set to be enhanced in the state capital. Chouhan said that he has got several flyovers sanctioned for Bhopal in a recent meeting with Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari.
Several flyovers are proposed, including Bhopal Haat Chouraha near Shaurya Smarak to 6 Number Bus Stop, ISBT to Gautam Nagar, Ayodhya bypass road to Karond Chouraha, Behind T.T. Nagar Stadium to Polytechnic College intersection via Nanke Petrol Pump-Roshanpura intersection and Raukhedi Pump House to Visarjan Ghat of Sant Hirdaram Nagar. Apart from this, an elevated corridor will also be constructed from Lady Hospital, Kali Mandir to Shahjahanabad police station via Alpana Tiraha-Nadra bus stand.
Chouhan said that along with road transport in Bhopal, in the near future new modes of transport would be made available to the general public by using modern technology related to air connectivity. This includes the cable car. Chouhan said that work related to Metro train is in progress, where the operation of the metro will make transport easier for the increasing population.
The use of CNG in place of diesel and petrol will be the priority for the operation of vehicles, so that the environment of the city is also not affected adversely.
Will celebrate ‘Sathapna Diwas’
Owing to election code of conduct, Bhopal’s Sathapana Diwas’ celebrations were Chouhan deferred. Chouhan said that Bhopal is turning into a hi-tech city.
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