Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Inspects Under-Construction Multi-Level Hub and Subway at Patna Junction

Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar today inspected the under-construction multi-level hub and underground route (subway) near Patna Junction.

During the inspection, the Chief Minister reached the top floor of the three-storey multi-level hub under construction. Secretary of Urban Development and Housing Department, Shri Abhay Kumar Singh gave detailed information about the construction works to the Chief Minister through the site plan. He informed me that there is a provision of 32 bus and 225 car parking in the multi-level parking. This parking will be directly connected to the parking built near Buddha Smriti Park and Patna Railway Junction through the subway. People will not face any inconvenience in going to Patna Junction after parking their vehicles. With its construction, people will get relief from the jam around Patna Junction. People will also have the convenience of going to Hanuman Temple.

During the inspection, the Chief Minister instructed the officials to complete the construction work expeditiously. Solar plates should also be installed on the roof of the multi-level parking so that the electricity requirement here can be fulfilled.

After this, the Chief Minister inspected the under-construction subway of Patna Junction from the multi-level parking. It is known that the objective of this project is to develop the traffic system within the Patna Junction Railway Station area. A multi-level parking (hub) is being constructed near Patna GPO Golambar, which is a major center connecting various sources of traffic. There is a provision of city bus, auto, taxi and private car parking here, from where a subway has been constructed to connect Patna Railway Station and Mahavir Temple, Buddha Park. The total length of the subway from the multi-level parking to Patna Junction for passengers is 440 meters. There will be 4 travelators in it, whose length is 18 meters, 30 meters, 45 meters and 55 meters respectively, i.e. a total of 148 meters. Number of escalators - 02 and number of underground box area lifts - 02 (near Mahavir Mandir exit and near multi-level parking). There will be provision of health ventilation air conditioning in the underground length. There will be entry/exit arrangements from 03 places - near multi-level parking, Buddha Smriti Park and next to Hanuman temple near Patna Junction. With the construction of this subway, train passengers will have ease of movement and they will not have to face traffic jam anywhere. Pedestrians will be able to reach multi-level parking using the subway and travel to various places, avoiding the traffic jam at the railway station.

During the inspection, the Chief Minister said that this subway was being constructed because of the problem of traffic jams near Patna Junction. This place is very crowded, due to which it is difficult to cross the road and there is also a possibility of an accident. For this reason, the subway was conceived. He said that its construction work should be done in a better manner and completed soon so that passengers can travel comfortably and get relief from the problem of traffic jams.

During the inspection, Water Resources Minister Mr. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Urban Development and Housing Minister Mr. Nitin Naveen, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Deepak Kumar, Secretary of Urban Development and Housing Department Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Kumar Ravi, Commissioner of Patna Division Mr. Mayank Barvade, District Magistrate of Patna Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Rajiv Mishra, Chairman of Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited Mr. Shirshat Kapil Ashok, Municipal Commissioner Mr. Animesh Parashar and other senior officers were present.