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Chief secretary Anjani Kumar Singh on Thursday gave in-principle approval to the final draft proposal for development of Patna as a smart city. The state government is required to submit the final proposal under Smart City competition to the Union urban development ministry by March 25. The draft proposal talks about several ambitious schemes for the city primarily for Gandhi Maidan-Patna Junction area, including four-laning of road around Gandhi Maidan with cycle tracks, underground parking facility for 400 vehicles, development of multi-storied shopping complexes in New Market and solar panels on government buildings among others. Integrated command and control centre and intelligent ......