KMC finally gives green signal to Park Circus facelift

Interestingly,the proposal to renovate the Park Circus Maidan was first mooted by the KMC and Rs 2 crore was sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in August 2007. Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP) was supposed to carry out renovation work. Despite the sanction of funds almost two years ago,the renovation work had been stalled due to several reasons,including renting out of the area for different fairs,religious festivals and meetings.

Meanwhile,the KMC received many proposals from many corporate houses and chambers of commerce but not a single entity was ready to beautify the area without having any commercial interest.

Earlier,Reliance Retail Ltd had proposed the construction of a children’s park in the area,Bharat Chamber of Commerce had also sent a proposal for it development. However,no proposal got materialized. “The CESC sent a proposal to us but they wanted to set up a substation inside the park,which we cannot allow,” Mr Khan said.