Rajeev.dikshit@timesgroup.com Varanasi: old charm and vishwanath gali, which is around Kaskul Kashi Vishwanath before being released for Kashi Vishwanath Dham, will be back soon with the Special Area Development Board Shri Kashi Vishwanath.
Starting the process of inviting offers for shops and emporium after submission to build a wise financial feasibility report by Ernst & Young.
Emporium to come in the area created on the top floor of the chowk mandir is likely to be operational first, said Commissioner Division and Chairman of the Deepak Agrawal Board stated that the tender had floated to complete the process until Friday.
This emporium will be for tribal art, handicrafts and handslooms prepared under one district one product scheme, he said.
Apart from that the financial feasibility report for the Spiritual Bookstore, keeping the house, cleaning and security work, which will be outsourced, has also been submitted by Ernst and Young – the consulting company designated to prepare the model for KVD operations and maintenance, said agrawal said that The allotment of this work through a tender process will also be finished soon.
The consulting company will also submit a report on financial feasibility for Varanasi Gallery, City Museum, Tourism Center Center, Guest House, Jalpan Kendras (Refresh Center) and Multipurpose Hall as soon as it will be a similar process to be adopted to operate it, he said.
Rotating 65 stores in the KVD will be carried out through the internal auction process by providing a store owner, which has been removed after buying a building for the expansion of the temple area, priority.
Following the opening of KVD by PM Narendra Modi on December 13, SKVSADB not only ensured the second phase work restart from this project to solve it in February but the process of operating all facilities in the temple area has also begun.
with accelerated speed.
All of these facilities appeared in 23 buildings built in the first phase of the project and also a new block was created at the entrance gate on the banks of the Ganga River near Manikarnika, Jalasen and Lalita Ghats.
Officials say this facility in KVD will allow visitors to spend quality time and buy souvenir goods and artifacts from shops and emporiums before or after offering prayers in KVT.
In accordance with the initial estimate of the Board will require RS 27 Crores per year to meet income requirements, especially for KVD operations and maintenance, which houses also have home toilets (with 196 seats) apart from 23 large buildings, guest houses, versatile halls, clinics and Hospital, Pilgrim Facility Center, Shop, Varanasi Gallery and Museum, Food Zone in the 5-Lakh Square Area.
To find a way to generate income to meet the same costs for the operation and maintenance of KVD consultation Ernst and Young sought, officials said.