Commissioner of urban development takes stock of projects under SCM in Pasighat

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PASIGHAT: The Commissioner, Urban Development, Town Planning and ULB, Pawan Kumar Sain in his two days visit to Pasighat town took stock of the projects being implemented under Pasighat Smart City Mission (SCM), Pasighat Municipal Council & Urban Development Department. On day one, the commissioner held a review meeting with the District Deputy Commissioner Tayi Taggu, officials from the concerned department, and others.

PPTs on the status of the projects of Pasighat Smart City Mission, UD&H, and PMC were presented by the CEO (PSCDCL), MEO, and EE (UD&H), respectively. While apprising the visiting Commissioner, Dr. Komut informed that amongst the projects, 10 have been accorded the status of focused projects of the Pasighat Smart City Mission as they involve major civil works and bulk budget shares and are hence likely to stretch beyond December 2023.

On the next day, August 30, a cycle tour covering more than 15 km to various project sites, including the cycling track and footpath, Siang Riverfront Development, SWM and STP project sites, smart roads, and indoor recreation centre at Gumin Nagar, was undertaken by the Commissioner, who was accompanied by the Superintendent of Police Sumit Kumar Jha, CEO PSCDCL, officers, and a team of project managers in charge of various smart city projects.

The Commissioner, PK Sain, expressed satisfaction at the quality and pace of implementation of smart city projects and also advised on the need for improvisation to make the few asymmetrical designs observed in the cycling track and skating ring of the Indoor Recreation Centre more user-friendly. He stressed the importance of creating assets with a lower carbon footprint and more recreational and health values so that cities can have healthy citizens. He also inspected the automated multi-level Smart Car Park facility, the first of its kind in the state, at Bakin Pertin General Hospital and became acquainted with its operation.

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