Work starts on UP’s first smart city project Navyug

LUCKNOW: Work commenced on Navyug housing and commercial project in Allahabad, billed as Uttar Pradesh’s first smart city in the greenfield category. The Rs 600 crore project situated on the Allahabad-Kanpur highway would be developed under the private sector and REPL has been roped as its knowledge partner. REPL has been empaneled by the central government, along with some other agencies, as a specialist consultant for developing smart cities across the country.

CMD, New Modern Buildwell Pvt Ltd, PN Misra said “there are three categories of Smart Cities that the central government’s policy envisages. One is to develop existing cities into Smart Cities by completely transforming them. Second category is of using vacant spaces in existing cities to provide Smart City features to the residents and the third is developing new townships as Smart Cities. Our Allahabad project called Navyug, falls in the third category”.

He said that possession of housing and office spaces would commence in two and half years time and would offer residents world class amenities, latest technology and complete freedom from municipal hassles.

“Navyug would offer regular power supply, pre paid meters, world class communication system with optical fibre connection, Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and provide a lifestyle not seen by residents of the city. For instance the sewage system and STP would have sensors to ensure periodic cleaning and alert about any problem cropping up. Day to day civic or municipality related issues would be handled internally to provide a hassle free life to professionals living here” PN Mishra said.