PATNA, May 18 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed multi-storey parking building (multi-model hub) near GPO, Patna, and the underground path (subway) up to Patna junction railway station. The inauguration is part of the Smart City initiative to develop the state capital as a new-age infra-rich city. The CM flagged off the operation of buses and passenger vehicles from the multi-model hub. Later, he inspected the subway, connecting the multi-model hub with Patna junction. Talking to media persons, the CM said that with the new launch, the congestion in Patna Junction and its surrounding areas will be reduced and the public transport system will be strengthened. An underground pedestrian path (subway) has been constructed to connect the multi-level hub near GPO Golambar to Patna Junction. "The main objective of this project is to develop the traffic system within the Patna railway station area. With the inauguration of this underground pedestrian path (subway) and multi-storey parking building, pedestrians will have great convenience in commuting to Patna junction. We had inspected the construction work of this project several times in the past and during that time we had instructed to complete the construction work quickly in a better and systematic manner," added the CM. The subway, the first in Patna, has been constructed by the urban development and housing department (UDHD) at a cost of Rs.84.83 crore in the length of 440 meters. The multi-storey parking building (multi-model hub) has been constructed near GPO Golambhar at a cost of Rs.66.81 crore under the Patna Smart City mission. The multi-modal hub has parking facility for buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis and private vehicles. After reaching this multi-storey parking space by vehicle from various places of Patna city, pedestrians can easily reach Patna Junction through the newly-constructed automatic travelator in the underground passage. For the convenience of the people, two lifts and two automatic stairs (escalators) have also been installed to reach the underground passage and air-conditioning facility has also been provided along the entire length....