Aurangabad: Eyes set on results of Streets for People Challenge

Aurangabad: A total of 12 finalists have made their presentation as part of the design competition organised under the Streets for People Challenge. The results will be announced soon
Four streets, Kranti Chowk to Gopal Cultura Hall, Paithan Gate to Gulmandi Chowk, Connaught Circle and MGM-Priyadarshini Garden Road, are being covered under competition, which aims to transform identified routes under the Centre’s smart cities mission of the Centre.
“The Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL), earlier in December, had invited the designs from architects, art students and urban designers for the transformation of four selected streets. A total of 12 finalists were picked,” said Sneha Nair, the nodal officer for the ‘Streets for People’ challenge. She said ASCDCL will soon announce the results for each street and the winning designs will be implemented to transform the respective streets.
“We received some highly innovative and novel ideas for improving the streets during the competition. The efforts put in by each of the participants in the design were highly praiseworthy,” she said.
As per the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ aims to create flagship walking initiatives in cities with a focus on place-making and liveability.