Bhubaneswar, Sept 2: Yesterday, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) witnessed its 34th Foundation Day here at Jaydev Bhawan and on being the first city to top the “Smart City” list, promised to come up with various welfare schemes for its residents with better drainage and sewerage system. For better accommodation of the growing development here, the BDA is planning to come up with a second city at Jagasara in the outskirts. There will be a master plan by the BDA to provide living conditions for about 32,000 people. In order to accommodate the growing urban development pressure in the state capital, a second city is currently being planned at Jagasara on city outskirts. It will have a master plan to facilitate modern living for 32,000 people, the BDA announced. This all information was given by the Housing and Urban Development Minister and BDA Chairman, Pushpendra Singh Deo. BDA Vice-Chairman Dr. Krishan Kumar informed that with the setting up of 10 Open Air Gymnasiums, BDA will now be introducing three indoor multi-gyms, just like the one in Indira Gandhi Park which is attracting a good number of visitors daily. The city will also be having in the coming days around 48 town planning schemes in order to grow the urban development scenario. He also said that the famous Ring Road plan of 64.9 km will be on fast track through implementation of the Town Planning Scheme.
Based on the annual report of BDA, the coming financial year will have more focus on several important targets like preparation of Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for additional 351 villages under BDPA area, new zonal development plans for eight zones, draft publication of new Town Planning Schemes and preparation of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) schemes for additional amenities proposed in the CDP. The Smart City Project will also have components like Satyanagar Institutional Core Redevelopment Project, Integrated Comprehensive Mobility Plan and upgradation of traffic signal system in the city and a lot of progress has been achieved in this regard.
Bhubaneswar Urban Knowledge Centre under the Smart City project can act as a nodal centre for all this progress.
