Imphal, November 06, 2021 (DIPR): The State Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IL&FS Township and Urban Assets Limited and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. as a project management consultant for implementation of Smart City Project in Imphal at Chief Minister’s Secretariat today.
The private company will design, develop, manage and implement Smart City Projects under Smart City Mission in Imphal. The project will be completed within three years. The State Government was represented by Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD) Department Director Shri Th. Harikumar and the private company by its Head-Urban Project (East and North-East) Smt. Chandana Roychowdhury. The MoU was inked in the presence of Chief Minister Shri N. Biren Singh, Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri L. Jayantakumar, Chief Secretary Dr. J. Suresh Babu and Secretary (Revenue) Shri T. Ranjit.
Shri N. Biren Singh said that it has been a dream of every Manipuri to have a Smart City in the State. The project management consultant was selected through a transparent e-tender, he added. The private company had informed the State Government that it would take around six months to prepare a DPR of the project worth around Rs. 1523, he said and added that he had however requested the company to complete the DPR a bit earlier because the Manipur is a long neglected State.
Stating that signing of the MoU would pave way for opening a new chapter in urban development in the State, Shri. N. Biren Singh said that the project would include key infrastructure developments like sewerage system, Nambul and Imphal river rejuvenation, development of Kangla, transport service, pollution control and other beautification activities etc.
The Chief Minister also conveyed his best wishes to the private company and MAHUD Department for speedy and successful completion of the project. (DIPR)