ViruRulez Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Patna, April 26 (IANS) Hafeez Contractor, one of India's best known architects, plans to develop a world city alongside the river Ganges here - on the lines of Dubai - that will boast of eco-friendly buildings and water sports facilities, officials here say. "Contractor submitted his proposed plans to the state government during his visit here Tuesday," an official said referring to the proposed New Patna World City. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is reportedly impressed by Contractor's plans to develop a future city in Patna. "After Contractor met him in this connection, Kumar has asked development commissioner A.K. Sinha and top officials of the urban development department to have a meeting with Contractor to discuss it," officials said. "All the high-rise buildings and apartments will be constructed on eco-friendly lines with water sports facilities on the river side," the official said. An official of the urban development department told IANS that Contractor's plans are to develop a new city spread over an area of 1,700 acres. This would include residential, commercial and entertainment centres on 300 acres while 350 acres would be developed as green fields. "He plans to develop a park on 600 acres on the lines of the New York park which is spread over 800 acres," officials said. Other facilities like seven-star hotels, malls and shopping centres, schools, hospitals, health clubs, meditation centres, art galleries, convention centres and sports centres would be created in the planned city. Kumar Wednesday laid the foundation for Bihar's first multi-storeyed industrial complex at the Fatuha industrial area near Patna. At a function on the occasion, he said Contractor had come up with a layout to develop land full of sand near the Ganges. Contractor said Patna has the potential to become a city like Delhi or Dubai. "Patna has a lot of potential with regard to infrastructure development, especially with the positive leadership in the state," he said. Contractor is already working in Patna. Eary this year, the Bihar State Housing Board (BSHB) selected him for the re-development of the housing board's flats here. http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/hafeez-contractor-plans-dubai-patna-064411474.html It would be interesting if it is done. Might shed the negative image of Bihar and Patna and suddenly bring foreign as well as domestic investments in large numbers out of the blue. Such experiments have always succeeded be it in Gurgaon (where Contractor also had a major importance in designing/building), Electronic City - Bangalore, Hitech City - Hyderabad, Noida etc.
Lurker Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Would be a stretch to call it next Dubai but the area that is being talked about is pretty spectacular. You have a wide stretch of Ganges with many top level eductional, medical and Engineering Institutions around. Not too far from City center. Plus most Biharites would probably love to get a piece of the pie. So yeah good to see this :-)
ViruRulez Posted April 26, 2012 Author Posted April 26, 2012 ^^ He has got the expertise and experience in working in projects all over India and abroad. Gurgaon had got the first stylish structured designed by Contractor too. He had designed almost everything from IT parks, stadiums (eg: DY Patil), tallest skyscrapers, mini cities etc. So, it is possible. Location near a river might be a great benefit. At least Gurgaon etc. never had any river nearby but only barren sort of land yet it became one of India's most advanced cities. So, it is possible for sure. But then if it hands in govt. hands it might have some corruption though Nitish govt. is supposedly less corrupt. I hope that such modern mega cities develop all over India in the next few years especially in less earthquake prone zones and near rivers. These are needed for bringing foreign investments and to change the image of the nation. Here is Contractor's website and project list BTW: http://hafeezcontractor.com/
Precambrian Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Nitish - champ - respect - Lalooo ulllu ka patta can **** off
Zelch Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Any development project is good even with the accompanied graft especially if its a place like Bihar. But will it be profitable as there is no thriving industry/middle class in Patna to generate demand that happened in places like Gurgaon, Hyd, banglore etc. People in the know may enlighten me. Thanks.
Lurker Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 Any development project is good even with the accompanied graft especially if its a place like Bihar. But will it be profitable as there is no thriving industry/middle class in Patna to generate demand that happened in places like Gurgaon' date= Hyd, banglore etc. People in the know may enlighten me. Thanks. You kidding me? Lets see when these house become available, they would go our in no time. Non Resident Biharis, within India or outside, will pick these in no time. I hate to say that because I have always beleived housing should be for people who need it, not who can afford it, but barring some corruption nonsense, which is always a possibility in Bihar, dont see any dearth of demand really.
jairamesh Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 If it was Miami, Hong Kong or Singapore fair enough. But comparison to the gutter of city of Dubai is embarrassing. No-one should try to emulate this hell of shangri-la, that is Dubai.
punjabi_khota Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 If it was Miami, Hong Kong or Singapore fair enough. But comparison to the gutter of city of Dubai is embarrassing. No-one should try to emulate this hell of shangri-la, that is Dubai. HAHAHA :hysterical::hysterical: Dude get a perspective here We are talking about Bihar here.
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