Sometimes religious fervour can transform an untended city into a model of development.
In the case of Nanded in the state’s Marathwada region, among the least developed cities in the state, the big push came when the state and the central government decided to spruce it up ahead of Gurta Gaddi, a ceremony to mark the 300th year of the consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the last guru the Sikhs.
The city is home to one of the five most revered Sikh temples, Sachkhand Darbar Shri Hazoor Sahib.
So charged has been the pace of development since it began in 2005, that this city of barely 6 lakh people will become entirely slum-free, the first in the country, by the middle of next year.
Within a shot span, four new flyovers came up, nearly 100km of roads were constructed, and several others were widened. The new roads conform to international standards, with a four-feet-wide pedestrian path, a four-feet-wide cycle lane, ample parking space, and four lanes for vehicles.
A swanky and spacious airport with night-landing facilities was readied in just eight months to meet the Gurta Gaddi celebration deadline. Constructed at a cost of just Rs70 crore, the airport has a 2,300-meter-long runway which can handle all types of big aircraft, including the Boeing and the Airbus. The sewage system was also upgraded and new pipelines were laid, ridding the city of open gutters.
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In the case of Nanded in the state’s Marathwada region, among the least developed cities in the state, the big push came when the state and the central government decided to spruce it up ahead of Gurta Gaddi, a ceremony to mark the 300th year of the consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the last guru the Sikhs.
The city is home to one of the five most revered Sikh temples, Sachkhand Darbar Shri Hazoor Sahib.
So charged has been the pace of development since it began in 2005, that this city of barely 6 lakh people will become entirely slum-free, the first in the country, by the middle of next year.
Within a shot span, four new flyovers came up, nearly 100km of roads were constructed, and several others were widened. The new roads conform to international standards, with a four-feet-wide pedestrian path, a four-feet-wide cycle lane, ample parking space, and four lanes for vehicles.
A swanky and spacious airport with night-landing facilities was readied in just eight months to meet the Gurta Gaddi celebration deadline. Constructed at a cost of just Rs70 crore, the airport has a 2,300-meter-long runway which can handle all types of big aircraft, including the Boeing and the Airbus. The sewage system was also upgraded and new pipelines were laid, ridding the city of open gutters.
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