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J&K: Srinagar witnesses massive infrastructure upgrade under Smart City Mission
 
srinagar June 08:-
In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar city is witnessing an infrastructural overhaul under the Smart City Mission. Out of 125 projects sanctioned under the Mission, 55 have already been completed.

Our Correspondent reports, Srinagar City is undergoing a significant infrastructural upgrade courtesy the Smart City Mission. The projects being executed under the aegis of the Srinagar Smart City Limited are being implemented to overhaul the city's urban infrastructure.

The broader themes undertaken within the mission include Jhelum River Water Front Development and Water Transport, Urban Mobility Street and Intersection Development, City Beautification and Urban Art, Heritage Conservation and Downtown Renewal, Central Business District Upgradation, Dal Lake Front Conservation and the Shalimar Canal Project.

A state-of-the-art Integrated Command and Control Centre has been set up under the mission for providing enhanced traffic management system, location-based targeted surveillance and other facilities.

Officials say that 1,500 smart CCTV cameras for multiple purposes will be installed and free Wifi zones will also be set up at many places under the mission.

An 80-kilometre walking space besides a network of cycling tracks is also being created.

The city will also get a robust sewerage system and a fleet of around 100 e-buses will be added to enhance the public transport mechanism within the city.

In the City Centre, Lal Chowk, the famous Polo View market has been made fully pedestrianized and massive upgradation work is underway on and around the Clock Tower, famously known as the Ghanta Ghar.
 
 
 
 
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