Gaya/Patna: The East Central Railway (ECR) has drawn up an ambitious plan to construct modern residential complexes for its employees and officers in Patna, with major projects slated for Mahendrughat and Karbigahiya.

The proposal was reviewed at a high-level meeting held at the ECR headquarters in Hajipur under the chairmanship of General Manager Chhatrasal Singh. Senior officials examined the design, capacity and infrastructure components of the housing initiative.

At Mahendrughat, the railway will construct an additional office building for the Construction Department along with new quarters for staff of the Construction Department and Danapur Division. The plan provides for 12 Type-4 units and 88 Type-3 units. The Type-4 tower will be six storeys high with two flats on each floor, while two Type-3 towers will be built with 11 floors each, accommodating four flats per floor.

The complex will include parking for about 200 vehicles, besides essential facilities such as a pump room, fire-fighting tank, water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant, diesel generator and a centralized panel room.

At Karbigahiya, ECR will build 56 quarters for officers posted at its headquarters. The project comprises one Type-5 tower of seven floors with four flats on each floor, and two Type-6 towers, each seven storeys high with two flats per floor.

Parking space for 196 vehicles will be provided at the Karbigahiya complex, which will also house eight shops and one restaurant, along with other supporting amenities.

Railway officials said the initiative is aimed at providing improved residential facilities to employees and officers while strengthening railway infrastructure in the state capital.