Saidpur Nala, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday conducted a site inspection of the underground drain being built from Saidpur Nala to Pahari and the four-lane road construction work over it. During the inspection, he instructed the concerned officials to speed up the work and described it as a very useful scheme for the traffic system of the city.

During the inspection, the Chief Minister also inspected the drain, drainage pumping plant (pahari) and Saidpur Nala located near Sheetla Mandir flyover. On this occasion, Secretary of Urban Development and Housing Department Abhay Kumar Singh and Municipal Commissioner Animesh Parasar gave detailed information about the scheme to the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister said that we have inspected this scheme earlier also. This is an ambitious and public welfare project. A four-lane road is being built over Saidpur Nala by strengthening it. This will not only solve the traffic problem in Saidpur, Rajendra Nagar, Musallahpur Haat, Gaighat and Pahari area, but people will also get an alternative route to go to New Patna Bypass. The construction of four lanes will also enhance the beauty of the city and traffic will be easy. The Chief Minister directed the officials to complete the construction work in a quality manner within the stipulated time frame so that the public can get its benefits as soon as possible.

Details of the scheme

It is worth mentioning that the water coming out of nine drainage pumping stations and one sewerage treatment plant (STP) of Patna flows through Saidpur drain. This scheme is being implemented by Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (BUIDCO) under the Department of Urban Development and Housing. The total cost of the project is Rs 259.81 crore and under this, a 5.61 km long underground drain and road construction work is being done on top of it. During the inspection, Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Chief Minister's Principal Secretary Deepak Kumar, Secretary Kumar Ravi, Patna District Magistrate Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh and Municipal Commissioner Animesh Parasar were also present.