East Kidwai Nagar gets modern social infra; Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Rs.114 cr facilities

New Delhi, Oct 5 (KNN) Minister of Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu today inaugurated three components of modern social infrastructure under East Kidwai Nagar General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Redevelopment Project.

Speaking on the occasion, Naidu said “Redevelopment of properties is the way for optimal utilization of scarce land resources in cities and for generating resources required. Zero Waste generation and zero discharge shall be the guiding principle for smart city development. Redevelopment of government colonies in a big way in Delhi reflects central government’s approach to improving quality of life and recasting urban landscape”.

Work on East Kidwai Nagar GPRA Redevelopment Project started in December, 2014 and is scheduled for completion in November,2019. However, Naidu today directed National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), the implementing agency to complete it by December, 2018.

This new social infrastructure has been built by NBCC at a total cost of Rs.114 cr. The components are - Local Shopping Complex- Rs.73 cr, Senior Secondary School-Rs.34 cr and Banquet Hall-Rs.7 cr.

Shopping Complex has Ground + 2 floors with a Built UP Area of 13,950 sq.meters with 172 shops with modern facilities for shopkeepers and commuters such as WI-FI, cashless sale counters in each shop.

N.P. Senior Secondary School Has Ground + 4 floors with a Built UP Area of 8,143 sq.meters. Modeled as a Smart school, this enables computer aided learning with smart class rooms and laboratories. This has 13 smart class rooms for VI to XII class students, Auditorium, Conference Room, Laboratories with smart features, CCTV cameras in each room, Staff Room on each floor and built on green construction concept.

Banquet Hall Has Ground + 2 floors with a Built Up Area of 1,166 sq.meters for hosting socio-cultural events, is fully air-conditioned.

This entire infrastructure runs on green energy. Grid connected Roof top solar systems on the three buildings generates 250 KW of electricity. 200 KW used for three buildings and the remaining 50 KW transferred to the grid.

Parking, housekeeping and maintenance are completely mechanized and economical, eco-friendly and time saving. (PIB Inputs)