For companies, a good work in Haridwar during a big occasion like Maha Kumbh means a big opportunity to earn lots of accolades and a potential of replicating it at other places of similar scale as well, revealed Nitin Bhadauria, Vice Chairman, Haridwar Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA), and Commissioner, Haridwar Municipal Corporation, in an exclusive interview with Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).
How do you seek to prepare Haridwar for the Maha Kumbh 2021?
Haridwar is one of the most sacred and holy cities in the spectrum of Hinduism. We are aspiring to change the user experience of the people coming to the ‘Gateway to Gods- Haridwar’. Maha Kumbh 2021 is an opportunity for us in that direction, as we will be getting adequate infrastructure funding. We want visitors returning from Haridwar to have good experience of the place. They should be provided necessary services with the help of technology and innovation. Landscape of the city should be changed drastically and we are working on that too. Many tourists embark upon ‘Chardhaam Yatra’, which generally passes through Haridwar city. Our plan is that they should feel drawn to spend a night in Haridwar and experience the culture and ethos of the place. For all this, an infrastructure upgradation is the need of the hour. At the same time, lots of stories need to be told to tourists. We have commenced work on both the soft components and the infrastructure projects as well. Our vision is broad and the plan is to bring transformation in Haridwar.
What are the focus areas for the proposed transformation of Haridwar?
Our focus areas include security, city surveillance and crowd management, traffic management, transport and mobility, solid waste management, infrastructure development, amusement attractions like sound and light show, science museums, and Uttarakhand culture museums. The objective is to create an environment for holistic development as well as improve the quality of services being rendered to citizens of Haridwar and larger set of population visiting this holy city. At the same time, we want to incorporate best practices of Kumbh Cities like Ujjain, Allahabad and Nashik.
This story is from the July 2018 - Haridwar edition of eGov.
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