Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates DDA's upgraded Basant Lok Community Centre & Vasant Udyan

NEW DELHI: As a part of an initiative by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday inaugurated Basant Lok Community Centre and Vasant Udyan. DDA has developed 11 District Centres and 44 Community Centres in Delhi and Basant Lok Community Centre is one of them. "The upgradation of Basant Lok Community Centre has been taken up on augmentation of infrastructure services. Reorganization of public open space is the key component to increase space utilization by making it universally accessible. Segregation of vehicular and pedestrian movement is also taken care of," said an official.

Defined pedestrian movement with highlighted flooring patterns and use of direction signage helps to give a new look to the complex. Seating area as amphitheatre covered with tensile structure is designed for holding cultural events. "While upgrading the Community Centre, the provision of augmentation of necessary services like rainwater harvesting, fire-fighting in the complex and connectivity to the metro station and green space (Vasant Udyan) adjoining to the Complex have been taken into account. All the vendors have been shifted and now the pedestrian area of the market is ready to use," said official.