URBAN REGENERATION IN PATNA OVERVIEW :

INTRODUCTION Patna the capital of Bihar is the second largest city in eastern

India after Kolkata.

It is the 5th-fastest growing city in India and 21st fastest growing city in world.

Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire. Pataliputra was also a famous seat of learning and fine arts.The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganga. The city also straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun. The city is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide.

In June 2009,The World Bank ranked Patna as the second-best city in India to start a business, after Delhi

Area(2001)

• Urban 135.79 km2

Population (2011)

• Density 16,925/km2

• City 1,683,200 (IN: 19th)

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%

1807-14 312,000 —

1872 158,000 −49.4%

1881 170,684 +8.0%

1901 134,785 −21.0%

1911 136,153 +1.0%

1921 119,976 −11.9%

1931 159,690 +33.1%

1941 196,415 +23.0%

1951 283,479 +44.3%

1961 364,594 +28.6%

1971 475,300 +30.4%

1981 813,963 +71.3%

1991 956,418 +17.5%

2001 1,376,950 +44.0%

2011 1,683,200 +22.2%

Lokanayak Ganga Path Lokanayak Ganga Path also Ganga Path is a planned expressway across

river Ganga in Patna, Bihar, India. It is expected to complete in 2017. It is jointly developed by HUDCO and Government of Bihar.

It was approved in August 2007 and the ground breaking ceremony was held on 11 October 2013 by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar.[2]

It is a 21.5 km long road built between Digha and Deedarganj in Patna at a cost of Rs.2234.46 crores. The second phase extends the road by 18 km to Fatuha.

Ganga Path project which has been in pipeline for many years, dubbed as the Marine Drive of Patna, the Ganga Path or Ganga Expressway will connect Digha to Kacchi Dargah along the river Ganga.

Named Lok Nayak Ganga Path in honor of JP, the riverfront boulevard will be built by the Hyderabad-based Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd (NECL)

The expressway will ensure a smooth flow of traffic between east to west Patna, and also ease the traffic congestion at Ashok Rajpath. There will be nine points on the expressway connected to Ashok Rajpath. It will be a toll road. The much anticipated project will give breath to the heavily congested roads of east to west Patna. It will not only give a beautiful riverfront but will also give boost to the economic activities of the area.

Travel time between Digha and Didarganj would be reduced from two hours to less than 25 minutes once it becomes operational.

For the project, the government has taken a loan of Rs2,000 crore from Housing and Urban Development Corporation at a floating interest rate. The loan has to be repaid over a period of 16 years after the project's completion. The remaining Rs 1,160 crore of the cost will come from the government's own resources.

The Bihar government hopes to collect Rs 5,345.37 crorethrough toll collection in 20 years.

Earlier, the project was to be taken up under the PPP model but the proposal failed to attract investors.

Now, it is being constructed under the engineering-procurement-construction model, wherein the government provides the funds and the agency appointed is paid according to the work it carries out.

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