Kanpur: Gandhi Bhawan (also known as King Edward Memorial KEM HALL), located in the heart of the city, is a prominent historical building that has witnessed almost a century of the city’s transition.
Smart City Corporation has decided to repair and restore buildings and make it a “attraction center” of Kanpur by providing several public facilities.
Sources informed that because of Covid locking and curfew, the initial discussion of proposals was postponed almost six months.
To speed up the project, Smart City Corporation on Tuesday held a preliminary meeting, and also held a site visit from historic sites.
Commissioner Division, District Judge, Kota Commissioner, Supplementary City Commissioner and Pintar City Official City Corporation attended the meeting, and also visited the site.
Commissioner Raj Shekhar told that the work of repair and restoration would be taken by a smart city with funds and will also carry out his maintenance for five years.
“According to the preliminary discussion, this place will have 5 public facilities such as museums, art galleries, libraries, ball spaces and exhibition areas,” he said too, additional facilities such as cafeterias, toilets, audio play areas, kids area etc.
will also be made on there to facilitate visitors and guests, he added.
To promote the upper arts and culture and Kanpur in particular, the “ballroom” famous wood will be restored and will be used.
“To make it the center of attraction, and also to show off large inheritance and history of India, above and Kanpur in particular,” Building Projections “with sounds are also proposed and discussed,” Commissioner said.
“4 o’clock faces” which are famous in the middle of the building will also be repaired and restored, further resource words.
Smart City First of all will hire consultants for project preparation and then will go for the open tender for the job, the source added.
“After the tender is given, it will take almost 12 months (1 year) to complete the project.
A total of 15-16 months is needed for repairs and full recovery,” inform a senior district official.
A consultant will be employed at the end of August which is expected to prepare an initial report at the end of September 2021, and the Smart City Council to give approval to the project at the end of October.
Likewise, the work of giving tenders is likely to be completed at the end of December, and the work will begin on the project in January 2022 and it is likely to be completed in December 2022, the official said further.