PATNA: The city’s historic Gandhi Maidan, a popular place for hanging out in the evenings, is in for a complete makeover, with total proposes budget notified at 8.5 crore rupees. With a number of seating benches, automatic sprinklers and separate play zone for children – city’s Gandhi Maidan is likely to get a major facelift.
A proposal to the effect is all set to get the government approval within a week and the work would begin by May end, said Sudhir Kumar, MD state’s Building construction corporation limited adding “The project envisages complete landscaping of the city’s green lung. We plan to finish the whole project within 15 months.”
At present heaps of ground has been dumped all over this 62 acre area. Explaining this, the official said, “levelling and gradation of the whole ground s to be done as soon as we get government nod. In this coming rainy season, fresh carpet of grass will also grow automatically on the ground.” In the middle of the maidan, there will be a raised platform with sitting planks for the public.
The outer boundary wall will have on it grillwork painted with matt-finish black paint while exposed brick work will add grace to the outer wall. The inner part of the boundary wall will have planters with stepped flower pots.
For the fitness freaks some iron equipment and bars will be added for their benefit.
Lighted pavements and tiled walkways with clean pavers will be a welcome change for the evening walkers. The internal pathways will have white chequered polka tiles. At regular intervals on the flanks will be paver blocks (layered pedestal) with grass and golden duranta hedge growing in the gaps.
A 4-ft-wide pedestrian walkway will be done up outside the ground as well. The pathway will have raised planters in granite.
The area between the pathway and the outer boundary wall will be used for seating plazas and play zones for children. The kids zone will be segregated from the general public area, the official informed TOI.
Automatic sprinklers will be provided to water the ground at regular intervals.