Gol Bagh to get facelift under Smart City plan

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 5

Gol Bagh, one of the most important parks located in the heart of the city, is about to change. The Smart City Mission will redevelop Gol Bagh’s existing indoor badminton complex and swimming pool at a cost of Rs 5.35 crore and new sports facilities. On Wednesday, the work of redevelopment of Gol Bagh and construction of new facilities was started by Member Parliament Gurjit Singh Aujla in the presence of MLA Sunil Datti, Amritsar Improvement Trust Chairman Dinesh Bassi and Amritsar Smart City CEO Komal Mittal.

MP Aujla said, “In the current coronavirus era people are now health conscious and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Sports are of great importance to live a healthy lifestyle. Following this sports infrastructure is being developed to promote sports in the city. New sports facilities will be constructed under the Smart City Mission in Gol Bagh. The wrestling stadium of Gol Bagh will also be developed soon”.

MLA Sunil Datti said many efforts had been made by the Punjab government to encourage sports in the state and now the badminton court and swimming pool at Gol Bagh will be redeveloped and made of international standard.

On the occasion, Dinesh Bassi, chairman, AIT, said in the coming days residents would have a lot of sports facilities in the city as Gol Bagh and Bularia Park are being developed as sports centers.

MC Commissioner Komal Mittal said in addition to the redevelopment of the existing badminton court and swimming pool under this project with a cost of 5.35 crore, new indoor and outdoor gyms, jogging tracks, climbing walls, cricket net and synthetic track would be constructed.

Outdoor volleyball, basketball, badminton courts and karate grounds will also be constructed. Apart from this, new trees and plants will be planted. She said the project would be completed in a period of nine months and the project contractor would maintain it for five years. Smart City Mission nodal officer Rajeev Sekhari and fire station officer Lovpreet Singh were also present on the occasion.