Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb who inspected the ambitious Light House Project – a project with seven towers and as many as 1000 apartments for the people belonging to the economically weaker sections near Akhaura border on Wednesday, said by next year the project would be completed. The Chief Minister was accompanied by a team of high officials.
“Tripura is one among the six states of the country to have this project. The construction is being done by using a New Zealand-based technology,” Deb said.
New Zealand’s steel frame technology is being used for building Light House Project in Agartala. The Light House Project has been initiated under the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC-India).
The Chief Minister asked the PWD engineers to gather knowledge from the ongoing works so that they can function with the same technology in future.
Replying to a question regarding complaints on overpricing of construction items since launching of mega drive under Prime Minister Awaas Yojana, Deb said, all the District Magistrates have already been directed to ensure that traders can’t overcharge the people for selling bricks and other items.
“If any trader is found guilty of overpricing, the government will act tough and legal action will be taken,” the Chief Minister said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also inspected various ongoing works at Akhaura Integrated Check Post. He said any attempt to disrupt service and import-export trade would not be tolerated. He stressed on enhancing ease of doing business through further development of the land port.
During his visit, Deb was accompanied by Director General of Police V.S. Yadav, Secretary Kiran Gitte, Secretary P.K. Goyal, Mamaging Director of Agartala Smart City Limited Dr. Shailesh Kumar Yadav and District Magistrate of West Tripura Debapriya Bardhan among others.
