Whereas Rs 58.9 crore will be spent on heritage and nature park development, Rs 56.94 crore is meant for multi-model transport and footpaths, Rs 25.10 crore for potable water supply, Rs 114.26 crore for electricity transmission infrastructure, Rs 24.27 crore for pollution control infrastructure, Rs 107.50 crore for Ganga riverfront development, Rs 123 crore for market development and skill development projects, Rs 138.50 crore for the widening of roads and restructuring, Rs 189.77 crore for the underwater sewage system, drains and sanitation and Rs 51.50 crore has been earmarked for the development of slums.

A sum of Rs 31.4 crore will be spent on the intelligent command and control system (ICCS), Rs 66 crore on the intelligent traffic management system (ITMS), Rs 44.05 crore on smart cleaning-cum-sanitation and a sum of Rs 43 crore on city bus services.

The Smart City Mission is a central government sponsored scheme, launched in June 2015, for which the Centre proposed Rs 80,789 crore to be spent over five financial years (FY) starting from 2015-2016.

Bhagalpur district was selected in the second list of 'smart cities mission', a project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Officials said this novel model--DDA will build the complex while the Navy will manage it--would allow elderly people to live with dignity in a homogenous societal group. "Once completed, this will set a new trend. Retired government officials can rent an apartment for a lifetime by paying Rs 10 lakh and a monthly maintenance. The complex will have all the facilities. There are several government agencies which can explore this option," said Arun Goel, vice-chairman of DDA.

Each apartment, measuring 550 sq ft, will be allotted on the payment of Rs 2.2 lakh, of which Rs 20,000 will be a non-refundable registration fee. The rest will be collected once the flats are ready. "Each allottee will have to pay an additional Rs 10,000 every month--Rs 3,000 as maintenance charges and Rs 7,000 to DDA to partially meet the cost of construction," said an official.

The project was conceived when the Navy requested DDA to allot land for an old age home. "If the land was al lotted at approved rates, its cost itself would have made the project unviable. It was then decided to develop a complex for retired government officials in a joint venture," said a DDA official.The land will now cost Rs 180 crore while DDA will spend Rs 282 crore on the construction. Of the 1,550 apartments, 200 will be given to the Navy and the remaining will be distributed among retired central and state government employees, other armed forces, teaching faculty of government colleges and universities, and DDA employees of certain pay scales. The units will be allotted with lifelong tenancy rights.If the allottee dies, the spouse can use the unit during hisher lifetime. "However, the allottee will not be allowed to transfer or sell the unit and the ownership will always remain with DDA that will reallot the unit according to the waiting list," said an official.

The complex will have Metro connectivity and will be completely self-sufficient with retail, recreational and healthcare facilities. It will also have elderly friendly architectural features such as anti-skid floor, hand rails and ramps.