Jammu & Kashmir delegation visits Sabarmati Riverfront Project in Gujarat

Sabarmati: A delegation comprising of Shri Nitishwar Kumar-IAS, Principal Secretary to LG, J&K, Ms. Sushma Chauhan-IAS, District Magistrate Jammu and Chief Executive Officer Jammu Smart City Ltd., Ms. AvnyLavasa -IAS, Commissioner of Jammu Municipal Corporation, Shri Satish Kumar Sharma, Additional Chief Executive Officer, Jammu Smart City Ltd., Shri Ravindra Mansotra, Superintending Engineer, PWD, Jammu and Shri Pawan Tikoo, Executive Engineer, PWD, Jammu visited SRFD Project on January 10, 2021.

The Officials of SRFD Project explained the delegation in detail the development model and concept of the Project.Tawi River in Jammu will have Riverfront on the lines of SRFD Project and it will be the part of Smart City development plan of Jammu city.A MoU has already been signed by Jammu Development Authority (JDA) with the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd.(SRFDCL)to provide the people with a green, healthy and recreation Riverfront environment.The Officials of SRFD Project have assisted them for making the feasibility report for their Riverfront development on Tawi River.

The delegation visited unique developments at SRFD Project like Pedestrian Bridge, International standard Sports Park, the Urban Jungle-Biodiversity Park, Riverfront Flower Park, a Smart Multi Level Car Park etc. The Chairman, SRFDCL, Shri Keshav Varma and other Senior Officials explained them various aspects of Urban rejuvenation and transformation, large scale infrastructure improvement, Rehabilitation and Redevelopment, help retain and replenish the water, bank protection, flood management, providing better waterway etc.Tomorrow, the delegation will also visit the Ahmedabad Smart City to study their various projects and its development strategy.