Old Karnal grain market to be developed as recreational, commercial hub
Parveen Arora
Karnal, February 17
Aimed to creating retail destinations to attract people, the prime land of the old grain market in the city, which has been lying vacant for the past several years after the shifting of the grain market outside the city, is being developed as public recreational and commercial hub, keeping the young population in mind.
Two basement parking proposed
Two basement parking have been proposed to cater to the existing and future parking demand. Ground floor and first floor will have commercial retail shops.
Board of directors of Karnal Smart City Limited (KSCL) has given permission for this project, after which the tender has been floated.
As per the authorities, this development will change the landscape of in and around the site, besides it will act as a catalyst in creating interactive public realm catering to the city level commercial demand and citizen aspirations of the place.
“Keeping in view the redevelopment of this vacant land we have planned a commercial hub-cum-recreational destination. We have floated tender for this project and the work is likely to commence from April,” said Anish Yadav, Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO KSCL.
The deadline of this project will be 18 months from the date of allotment of work order, the CEO maintained.
At present around 1.2 acre is lying vacant and this project will attract people towards this side also, he added.
Two basement parking have been proposed to cater to the existing and future parking demand. Ground floor and first floor will have commercial retail shops.
“The ground floor and first floor will have commercial retail shops having a few anchor shops. Besides, the ground floor will have an inclusive and interactive space for the users having shops opening towards the main arrival plaza. The second floor will have high-end restaurants and food court with an open terrace space which will act as spill-over-area of the food joints,” said Yadav, adding that the third floor will have a entertainment zone to cater to the younger population and residents seeking high-end gaming facilities in the city.
