River front on Kangla eastern side opened to public
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 14 2022:
More than 200 people come for walking on a regular basis at the River Front on the Eastern side of Kangla which is managed by the Imphal Smart City Limited.
Consultant of the Imphal Smart City Limited, Sanasam Devdarsan while speaking to this reporter of TSE informed that the River Front on the Eastern side of Kangla has been opened to public since May 8 as per the directives of the Government.
The River Front was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit on January 4 this year however due to the conduct of the State Assembly election, no official file was processed and the River Front was not opened to the public for a few months, he added.
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He went on to state that ever since the opening of the River Front to the general public, more than 200 people come for walking and it is open from 5 am in the morning till 7.30 pm in the evening.
No entry fee is taken from 5am-7am in the morning, however an entry fee of Rs 20 is charged for individuals above seven years of age and the issuing of entry tickets is closed at 6 pm and the front is lit up from around 4 pm in the evening, he said.
Further he informed that as of now 10 cycles have been kept on rental basis for those who wish to go for cycling in the River Front at a minimal charge of Rs 10 per hour.
He continued that the River Front is managed and looked after by seven female staff and two male staff at present.
Apart from walking and cycling, few activities have been allowed on specified rates inside the River Front in public interest which include videography/special photography per hour during normal working hours at a rate of Rs 5000 while Rs 10, 000 will be charged beyond normal working hours and Rs 30,000 will be charged on per day basis.
For performing art, dancing, song, exhibition, meetings etc per day during normal working hours will be charged Rs 15, 000 and Rs 2,000 for art competition and any educational programmes per day during normal working hours, he added.
Sanasam Devdarsan also stated that the rental rate for food kiosk/stall per month is Rs 10,000 and advertisement rights rate will be as per the Imphal Municipal Council rate plus 10 percent surcharge but as of now no stall has been opened inside the River Front.