The Eminent Hafeez Contractor plans to Develop Dubai like city in Patna by the side of Ganges

    Lokhandwala Minerva,Mumbai

Hafeez Contractor (born 1950) is an Indian architect.He is a member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone

PATNA: Hafeez Contractor, one of India's well-known architects, plans to develop a Dubai-like city with eco-friendly buildings and water sports facilities alongside the river Ganges here, officials say.
"Hafeez Contractor submitted his plan to the state government during his visit here on Tuesday," an official said.
CM Nitish Kumar is reportedly impressed by the plan. "Kumar has asked development commissioner A K Sinha and top officials of the urban development department to have a meeting with Contractor to discuss the plan," the official said.
"All the high-rise buildings and apartments in the proposed city will be constructed with eco-friendly materials with water sports facilities on the riverside," the official said.
An official of the urban development department said that Contractor plans to develop a new city spread over an area of 1,700 acres. This would include residential, commercial and entertainment centres on 300 acres area while 350 acres of land would be developed as green fields. "He plans to develop a park on 600 acres, on the pattern of the New York Park which is spread over 800 acres," he said.
Other facilities like seven-star hotels, malls and shopping centres, schools, hospitals, health clubs, meditation centres, art galleries, convention centres and sports centres are part of the city plan.
Kumar, on Wednesday, laid the foundation for Bihar's first multi-storeyed industrial complex at the Fatuha industrial area near Patna. At a function on the occasion, he said Contractor had come up with a layout to develop the land full of sand near the Ganges.
Contractor said Patna has the potential to become a city like Delhi or Dubai. "Patna has lots of potential with regard to infrastructure development, especially with the positive leadership in the state," he said.
Contractor is already working on a project in Patna. Early this year, the Bihar State Housing Board (BSHB) selected him for the redevelopment of the housing board's flats in the state capital.