Marris Road Green Corner - Placemaking Project 2.0

Report by : Duaa Hashmi

The transformation of Marris road to Green corner was executed under the placemaking marathon 2.0 which was organised bu Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. This project was done under the guidance of the CEO pf Aligarh Smart City, Gaurang Rathi, with the support of E and E Solutions. The project was designed and executed by Groove and Grains. The nodal officer of this project was the PRO of Aligarh Smart City, Omair Iftikhar. 

In this project air purifiers are set up for the purification of air near the area for the policemen and shop venders to protect them from the pollution. Along with this, beautification of wall has been done by making art, putting up artificial grass on the walls and enhancing it with LED lights. The project also made all the electricity wires underground that came till 100 meters of reach. This also included widening of roads and making of footpaths for pedestrian to walk freely.