The city is entitled to get Rs1,000 crore over a period of five years from the Centre as well as the as its share for the redevelopment of selected areas with smart civic facilities. The Centre, however, has given two years extension for completion of the projects.
The six completed projects include a mega screen (75x42ft) installed at Gandhi Maidan at the cost of around Rs7 crore, rejuvenation of Adalatganj pond, remodelling of 1.25-km-long Beerchand Patel Path, wall art or painting for social awareness, integrated solid Waste Management system and integrated control and command centre (ICCC).
According to PSCL officials, work would begin soon on more projects as many of them were in the final stages of the bidding process. The bidding has been issued for almost 40 projects while 31 are on work order stage.