Varanasi Is All Set To Become A Liveable and Modern City

by Clicbrics Team

Varanasi, the religious home of India, has also earned a reputation of being PM Narendra Modi's constituency. The city is now ready for a big city makeover, and implementing Smart City development plan on a rapid pace so that it can be transformed the city into a world-class modern liveable destination without losing its ancient and spiritual charm.

There is no doubt that Prime Minister Modi has brought everyone's attention to the oldest living city, Varanasi. As the city has a flourishing tourism industry, the aim of the government is to increase the footfalls by more than 25%. Each year around 65 lakh tourists visits the city. Therefore, the city has all the necessary elements to become a unique smart city.

However, there are six key areas which will form the basis of smart city planning in Varanasi.

Suramay Kashi - To leverage the city's rich cultural heritage by enhancing the city's appeal.
Sammunnat Kashi - To generate employment opportunities for various skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled people.
Surakshit Kashi - To ensure safety and security to the citizen.
Nirmal Kashi - To make the city clean for healthy and quality life to all.
Sanyojit Kashi - To enable the hassle-free movement to all.
Ekikrit Kashi - To offer Simple, Modern, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent services through integrated, technology-based governance

Impact Of "Smart Cities Mission" On The Realty Market Of Varanasi

The Smart City project is definitely an economic booster for the holy city, Varanasi. Due to this initiative, the Indian Real Estate market in Varanasi will be benefited the most. Let's know how "Smart Cities Mission" will benefit the Real Estate market.

Increase in land prices:

Unproductive land property in Varanasi will be easily used in the smart cities development work. All the unplanned areas will see an infrastructural development and thus increase the land price of Varanasi and already existing residential projects in the city.

Increase in the number of residential projects:

The infrastructural development in the city will invite more business and therefore the total number of people will also increase in the city. Because of more people, more ready-to-move flats in Varanasi will be developed to offer accommodations.

Development of Open Spaces:

Smart City project in Varanasi will have an emphasis on the development of open spaces like parks, playgrounds, recreation spaces, etc. Property buyers may opt to buy 2BHK flats in Varanasi with open spaces, where they can indulge themselves in different sports here.

Transportation Services:

Most of the smart cities have excellent transportation in their plan for hassle-free movement. Therefore, buying 3BHK flats in Varanasi which is going to be a smart city, will make daily commuting easier not only in the city but also in nearby areas. To reduce traffic congestion in Varanasi, Area Based Development (ABD) has kept the provision of bus shelters, cycle-sharing, and e-rickshaw. Also, the pan-city development plan will introduce a multi-modal public transport system in the city with the support of the Intelligent Traffic Management System unified with Integrated Command and Control Centre for city surveillance.

Wider Roads and Lanes:

Smart cities will enjoy wider roads and lanes for smooth movement to one place to another. Recently, PM Modi has inaugurated two important roads - Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I and Babatpur- Varanasi road on NH-56. The Ring Road will not only reduce traffic congestion in Varanasi but also provide easy connectivity to Sarnath while the Babatpur road will reduce the travel time from the city to the airport.