Jamshedpur East, a predominantly urban Assembly constituency with over 4 lakh residents, may become a model for others to follow if local MLA Raghubar Das's grand plans of rebuilding the area comes to fruition.
A former deputy chief minister, Das plans to spend Rs 6 crore from his MLA fund to build infrastructure especially in non-Tata Steel command areas that house as many as 70 densely populated slums.
His effort is likely to see installation of around 400 street lights, repair of roads by Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), piped drinking water supply by the end of May to around 2 lakh residents in the eastern fringes of Jamshedpur city, a modern community hall, two sub-stations for improved power distribution and conversion of playgrounds into sports centres.
Das, a former state BJP president, told newspersons that the infrastructure push was aimed at bridging the palpable infrastructural shortcomings of non-Tata Steel lease areas.
"I will be using my MLA fund, to the tune of Rs 3 crore, for development work by fixing street lights, improving roads and drains, and build community halls. Today, around 200 street lights will be installed in Birsanagar, Baridih Basti and various parts of Birsanagar and Hurlung," he said.
The plan was to install 200 lights on main roads and streets in the first phase. In the second phase, 200 more lights would be put up on by-lanes and alleys. The estimated cost on road lights would be around Rs 17 lakh.
Next in line was the much delayed Moharda drinking water project which was s expected to provide piped drinking water to around 1.5 lakh people residing in Bagunhatu, Bagunnagar, Baridih, Birsanagar, Moharda and Hurlung.
"I have spoken to the water resources department secretary. The Rs 67 lakh project was scheduled to be completed in 2008. It will take off now, with a water tower set for inauguration on April 2," Das promised.
By March, a six-room air-conditioned community hall with a spacious lawn, attached bathroom and marriage altar would be constructed near the Surya Temple premises in Sidhgora.
The district administration had also submitted a detailed project report for converting abandoned playgrounds into sports centres.
"I have been assured by sports minister Sudesh Mahto that the projects, estimated at Rs 3 crore, would be adopted in right earnest by the government within a month or two. The playgrounds at Bagunhatu, Baridih, Birsanagar zone 1, 6 and 4 will be renovated according to this plan," he said.
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