Union Minister of State for Railway and Food Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh inaugurated the newly redeveloped Railway Colony in Civil Lines, near Fountain Chowk, Ludhiana. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Member Planning RLDA, Tarun Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Firozpur, Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Project Manager RLDA, Balbir Singh, JGM Projects RLDA, Saurabh Singh, and JGM Civil RLDA, Lt. Col. Biswajit Sahu in the presence of senior officials from Indian Railways and the RLDA.
It is being viewed as a landmark move as it brings a solution of offering quality residential facilities to railway employees while enabling the commercial development of the area. RLDA, a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways, has redeveloped the Ludhiana Railway Colony, comprising 35 railway quarters, a clubhouse, recreational and sports amenities as part of an initiative to replace the old housing with modern, well-equipped facilities for railway employees, along with the commercial development of land to generate revenue.
The redevelopment utilised 4,072 sqm for residential use, while the remaining 21,185 sqm has been leased out for commercial development to generate revenue through an upfront lease premium model. By completing this project in 15 months, this project reflects RLDA’s commitment to redeveloping Railway colonies and optimising land use through sustainable and revenue-generating urban development.
Vice Chairman, RLDA, Manoj Garg, said, “The redevelopment of the Ludhiana Railway Colony is a transformative initiative, seamlessly combining sustainable living with strategic urban development.
By providing modern, state-of-the-art housing facilities for railway employees while unlocking commercial potential in the area, it sets a benchmark for future projects. Several more such colonies are in the process of being redeveloped by RLDA, reflecting a significant step towards enhancing staff welfare, elevating residential standards, and optimising railway land for revenue generation.”
More colonies are in the pipeline to be delivered through RLDA in the coming time, including colonies at Bengaluru, Gorakhpur, Secunderabad, Guwahati, and Muzaffarpur, marking a march towards ensuring staff welfare through residential comfort.
