PANJIM: The Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has approved the construction of the football ground at Parade ground, Campal. Meanwhile, the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) received four applications for qualification for construction of two smart roads in the capital city under Smart Cities Mission. After scrutiny two firms have qualified and they will soon be issued Request for Proposal (RFP).
The tender for the construction work will be floated within a week and the football ground will be developed by the GSUDA as “Rejuvenation of Campal area of Panjim City as green space with recreation centre and facility of Smart parking” under the Smart Cities Mission.
IPSCDL Board meeting last week granted in-principle approval for the construction of the football ground as a convergence project. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 30.09 crore and it will be built on sharing ratio of 60:40. The IPSCDL’s share of financial burden will be Rs 18.05 lakh and the balance expenditure Rs 12.04 lakh would be borne by the GSUDA.
On November 7, 2014, the Goa government had accorded in-principal approval for the construction of football ground-cum-parade ground at Campal, Panjim.
The two roads which will be built and developed as Smart roads are – one starting from the foot of Old Patto bridge up to Four Pillars junction, a stretch of 1.4-km and the other from St Inez junction up to the Adarsh Colony junction, Miramar. The cost of both these Smart roads is estimated at Rs 120 crore and wil be developed with 18 months from the date of issuing the work roders.
Along with the second road, the road from Bashik Branco’s, St Inez up to fire service station via Hindu crematorium and the small road stretch from fire service station up to the Bal Bhavan, Campal will also be developed as Smart roads.
Both the smart roads will have footpaths, a bicycle track, storm water drains and services such as sewerage lines, water supply, underground electricity cables with allied infrastructure, gas pipelines, etc. All these services will be laid below the footpaths except new sewerage lines which will be first constructed below the centre of the Smart roads.
Besides, the GSUDA will also develop two open spaces as green spaces near government quarters,Altinho and at the Altinho neighbourhood under Smart Cities Mission.
