(Tribune)
As many as 28 projects worth Rs350 crore, including construction of three flyovers, five roundabouts, five escalators and three smart parking lots, were today approved by the Board of Directors of Shimla Smart City Mission Limited. All projects have to be started before March 31, 2020, sources told The Tribune. The directors took up the 28 projects on priority as most of these did not need approval from the National Green Tribunal, which had banned construction in the green and core areas around three years ago. “Even if the NGT nod is needed, we will seek permission from the state supervisory committee,” said a smart city project official.The meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Srikant Baldi and attended by Managing Director-cum-Commissioner of Smart City Mission Ltd Pankaj Rai.
