Minutes of the 9th Meeting of the HRIDAY National Empowered Committee (HNEC) held under the Chairmanship of Secretary (UD) on 5th October, 2016 The 9th meeting of the HRIDAY National Empowered Committee (HNEC) under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme was held under the Chairmanship of Secretary (UD) on 5th October, 2016. The list of participants during the meeting is placed at Annexure-A. The decisions taken on the various agenda items are as under: 1. Varanasi 1.1. DPR for “Heritage Walk around Kabir Chaura and Piplani Katra” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Heritage Walk around Kabir Chaura and Piplani Katra” with an estimated cost of Rs. 2,51,47,696 /- (Rs. Two Crores Fifty One Lakh Forty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Six ) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,00,59,078/- (Rupees One crore Fifty Nine Thousand Seventy Eight only) to Varanasi Nagar Nigam being the implementing agency for the project . 1.2. DPR for “Development of 86 heritage sites of Varanasi” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Development of 86 heritage sites of Varanasi” with estimated cost of Rs. 10,75,48,369/- (Rupees Ten Crores Seventy Five Lakhs Forty Eight Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Nine only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 4,30,19,347/- (Rupees Four Crores Thirty Lakhs Nineteen Three Hundred Forty Seven only) to Varanasi Nagar Nigam being the implementing agency for the project . 2. Amritsar 2.1. DPR for “Comprehensive road development and up gradation of 21 major roads leading to the Golden Temple” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Comprehensive road development and up gradation of 21 major roads leading to the Golden Temple” with estimated cost of 1 Rs. 31,99,30,661/- (Rupees Thirty One Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Sixty One) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 12,79,72,264/- (Rupees Twelve Crores Seventy Nine Lakhs Seventy Two Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Four only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project . 2.2. DPR for “Interpretative Signage in the City with Sensors” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Interpretative Signage in the City with Sensors” with estimated cost of Rs. 5,34,05,200/- (Rupees Five Crores Thirty Four Lakh Five Thousand Two hundred only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 2,13,62,080/- (Rupees Two Crores Thirteen Lakhs Sixty Two Thousand Eighty only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project . 2.3. DPR for “Development of Public Plaza along the southern edge of Rambagh Garden” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Development of Public Plaza along the outhern edge of Rambagh Garden” with estimated cost of Rs. 99,73,550/- (Rupees Ninety Nine Lakhs Seventy Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 39,89,420/- (Rupees Thirty Nine Lakhs Eighty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Twenty only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project . 2.4. DPR of “Up gradation of the ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Up gradation of the ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama” with estimated cost of Rs. 50,28,281/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs Twenty Eight Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty One) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 20,11,312/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs Eleven Thousand Three Hundred and Twelve only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project . 2 2.5. DPR for “Reorganising Connectivity and Linkages through Streetscape and Landscape improvement at Gol Bagh” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Reorganising Connectivity and Linkages through Streetscape and Landscape improvement at Gol Bagh” with estimated cost of Rs. 4,99,95,177/- (Rupees Four Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Ninety Five Thousand One Hundred Seventy Seven) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,99,98,070/- (Rupees One crore Ninety Nine Lakhs Ninety Eight Thousand Seventy only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 2.6. DPR for “Comprehensive Improvement of a mobility corridor along the outer and inner circular road” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Comprehensive Improvement of a mobility corridor along the outer and inner circular road” with estimated cost of Rs. 4,99,77,500/- (Rupees Four Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Seventy Seven Thousand Five Hundred) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,99,91,000/- (Rupees One crore Ninety Nine Lakhs Ninety one Thousand only ) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 2.7. DPR for “Revitalization and Infrastructure Development at 40 Khoo, or 40 wells and Colonial Period Power House” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Revitalization and Infrastructure Development at 40 Khoo, or 40 wells and Colonial Period Power House” with estimated cost of Rs. 4,99,88,131/- (Rupees Four Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Eighty Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty One) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,99,95,252/- (Rupees One Crore Ninety Nine Lakhs Ninety Five Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Two only ) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 2.8. DPR for “Development of an Environmental park at the UBDC Canal” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Development of an Environmental park at the UBDC Canal” with estimated cost of Rs. 99,87,027/- (Rupees Ninety Nine Lakhs 3 Eighty Seven Thousand Twenty Seven only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 39,94,810/- (Rupees Thirty Nine Lakhs Ninety Four Thousand Eight Hundred Ten only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 2.9. DPR for “Structural retrofitting and up gradation of the historic fabric of the colonial period building of the current Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar’s office” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Structural retrofitting and up gradation of the historic fabric of the colonial period building of the current Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar’s office” with estimated cost of Rs. 1,99,74,276/- (Rupees One Crore Ninety Nine Lakhs Seventy Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Six only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 79,89,710/- (Rupees Seventy nine Lakhs Eighty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Ten only) to Amritsar Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 2.10 DPR for Rejuvenation of Rambagh Garden and restoration and adaptive reuse of Rambagh Gate The above project was sanctioned by the HNEC in its meeting held on 23rd September,2015 wherein HNEC reviewed and approved the project amounting to Rs. 4,09,00,299 and sanctioned the release of 20% of the project (Rs. 81,80,060) to the Amritsar Municipal Corporation. Since the execution of the project has now been assigned to ASI to carry out the work on deposit basis, as per the evaluation of ASI, the project cost has been increased by Rs. 1 crore. The matter was discussed in the meeting and HNEC approved the increased cost of Rs. 1 crore for the above project subject to the review of the increased cost by CPWD. 3. Dwaraka 3.1. DPR for “Development of Heritage zone 01 Dwarkadhish temple square” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for ““Development of Heritage zone 01 Dwarkadhish temple square”” with estimated cost of Rs. 2,74,90,728/- (Rupees Two Crores Seventy Four Lakhs Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Eight only) and 4 sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,09,96,291/(Rupees One Crore Nine Lakhs Ninety Six Thousand Two Hundred Twenty One only) to Dwaraka Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 3.2. DPR for “Development of Heritage zone 04 Main Processional Street (Darshan Path) from Iskon Gate to Dwarkadhish Temple” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for “Development of Heritage zone 04 Main Processional Street (Darshan Path) from Iskon Gate to Dwarkadhish Temple” with estimated cost of Rs. 7,24,65,701/- (Rupees Seven Crores Twenty Four Lakhs Sixty Five Thousand Seven Hundred One only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 2,89,86,280/- (Rupees Two Crores Eighty Nine Lakhs Eighty Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighty only) to Dwaraka Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 4. Puri 4.1. DPR for Retrofitting of building facades along the Parikrama Marg (periphery) of Shri Jagannatha Temple The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Retrofitting of building facades along the Parikrama Marg (periphery) of Shri Jagannatha Temple with estimated cost of Rs. 2,97,59,836/-. (Rupees Two Crores Ninety Seven Lakhs Fifty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Six) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 1,19,03,934/- (Rupees One Crore Nineteen Lakh Three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Four) to Puri Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 4.2. DPR for Landscape development of Shri Jagannatha Ballabh Matha Garden The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Landscape development of Shri Jagannatha Ballabh Matha Garden with estimated cost of Rs. 8,80,10,609/-. (Rupees Eight Crores Eighty Lakhs Ten Thousand Six Hundred Nine) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 3,52,04,243 /- (Rupees Three Crore Fifty Two Lakh Four Thousand Two Hundred Forty Three) to Puri Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 5 4.3. DPR for Façade Improvement and Facility Upgradation of Bada Odiya Matha and Ganga Mata Matha The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Façade Improvement and Facility Upgradation of Bada Odiya Matha and Ganga Mata Matha with estimated cost of Rs. 1,84,66,004/- (Rupees One Crores Eighty Four Lakhs Sixty Six Thousand and Four) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 73,86,401/(Rupees Seventy Three Lakh Eighty Six Thousand Four Hundred One) to Puri Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 4.4. DPR for Landscape Development etc. along the River Front Atharnala The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Landscape development of Shri Jagannatha Ballabh Matha Garden with estimated cost of Rs. 1,99,62,300/-. (Rupees One Crores Ninety Nine Lakhs Sixty Two Thousand and Three Hundred) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 79,84,920/- (Rupees Seventy Nine Lakh Eighty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty) to Puri Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 4.5. DPR for Revival of Pokharis, Ponds located in 7 Jagaghara The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Landscape development of Shri Jagannatha Ballabh Matha Garden with estimated cost of Rs. 1,14,75,546/-. (Rupees One Crores Fourteen Lakhs Seventy Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty Six) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 45,90,218/- (Rupees Forty Five Lakh Ninety Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen) to Puri Municipality being the implementing agency for the project. 5. Warangal 5.1. Consideration for Approval of DPR for “Revival and Development of Fort Warangal” The HNEC reviewed and approved the DPR for Revival and Development of Fort Warangal, total amounting to Rs. 15,29,95,318 (Rupees Fifteen Crores Twenty Nine Lakhs Ninety Five Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen only) and sanctioned the release of 1st installment of 40% of the project cost of Rs. 6,11,98,127 /- (Rupees Six Crores 6 Eleven Lakhs Ninety Thousand One Hundred Twenty Seven only) to Warangal Municipal Corporation being the implementing agency for the project. 6. “Consideration for Approval of Issuing of RFP for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 20 Outdoor LED Display Panels” The HNEC reviewed the proposal and recommended the concept of installation of Outdoor LED Display Panels on PPP basis to be funded from the IEC budget of the Hridaya Cities and NIUA will be the implementing agency. 7. “Consideration for approval of development of Mobile App for City of Ajmer to enhance Heritage Experience of Visitors and tourists” The HNEC reviewed and approved the development of mobile application at the cost of Rs. 9,45,000/- (Nine Lakh Forty five thousand) from IEC budget under the scheme. The same concept may be adopted and used in all Hridaya cities. At the end, HNEC also recommended preparation of guidelines for convergence of HRIDAY with other schemes such as SBM, Smart Cities, PRASAD. ******** 7 Annexure-A ATTENDANCE SHEET Meeting of the HRIDAY-National Empowered Committee (HNEC) on 5.10.2016 S.No. Name of Officers Designation 1 Sh. Rajiv Gauba Secretary (UD), M/oUD 2 Sh. Praveen Prakash Joint Secretary, M/oUD 4 Sh. S.K. Sharma Senior Joint Commissioner, M/o Water Resources 5 Sh. A.A. Rao Additional DG (Media), M/oUD 6 Smt. S. Rukmani Director, M/oUD 7 Sh. T.K. Majumdar Director, IFD, M/oUD 8 Sh. T.J. Alone Director (Monument), Archaeological Survey of India 10 Sh. Sarfaraz Ahmad Municipal Commissioner, Warangal 11 Ms. Sonali Giri Municipal Commissioner, Amritsar 12 Sh. Sanjay Kumar Executive Officer, Puri Municipality 13 Sh. Sumit Gakhar Under Secretary (HC), M/oUD 14 Sh. Raja Kar Under Secretary, Ministry of Tourism 15 Sh. J K Kapoor Associate TCP, TCPO 16 Sh. R M Kanzariya Engineer, Dwarka Nagar Palika, Dwarka 17 Sh. Owais Ahmed Assistant Secretary (HC), M/oUD 18 Ms. Divyansh Jha Assistant Secretary, M/oUD 19 Sh. Aditya Singh Assistant Secretary, M/oUD 8 - Chairman
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