With a whopping budget of Rs 700 crore, the ChambalRiverfrontProject is set to change the face of coaching city Kota. Besides visiting other development works in the city on the second day of his six-days tour to Kota, UDH minister andKotaNorth MLA Shanti Dhariwal on Sunday sailed throughChambalRiver in a boat along with other officials and took stock of the work progress at Chambal riverfront site.
Terming the riverfront as an amazing tourist spot and a source of EMPLOYMENT generation for local youths, Dhariwal directed officials to complete the project by March. He also asked engineers to maintain quality of work and materials.
Moreover, claimed to be the worlds largest, bell of 9.5 meters in diameter will be installed on the Ghat and a waterfall into Chambal from the urn of Chambal Mata would be another attraction of the Riverfront.
Besides, more than 22 other places that included a World Heritage Street,RajasthanHeritage Street, Sahitya Chowk and Spiritual Ghat are also being built by combining both sides of Chambal banks.
There will be boats, food streets of 12 countries, handicraft markets and beautiful gardens over 3 Km stretch of the Riverfront. From Kota barrage to the Nayapura bridge, the pictures of the country and the world will be visible on the Rampura side on the river front, while on the side of Saktapura, there will be visions of splendor of Rajasthan.
The Riverfront is being done by the Urban Development Trust with its own financial Resources.