Bhubaneswar, Dec 24: Two major projects of Berhampur Development Authority namely Berhampur North City and Eco Retreat hub at Gopalpur has been approved by the State Level Empowered Committee.
The SLEC, held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Parsad Padhi, approved the projects to be implemented through Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP)-Infrastructure Development Fund CIDF scheme.
Padhi directed Housing & Urban Development department to guide other major ULBs of Odisha included under AMRUT yojana to have similar projects and advised the department to prepare the projects on realistic assessment of the people’s need.
Notably, major towns such as Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Berhampur, Bbubneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela and Sambalpur have been included under AMRUT Yojana under which the department has taken up various water supply, sewerage, drainage, urban transport and green park projects in these towns.
Further, the Chief Secretary directed the department to find out the unutilized land already allotted to various Government and Non-Government agencies in different ULBs. Sri Padhi also directed the department to make lay out plan mandatory before approval of building plan in ULBs.
The Berhampur North City project has been proposed to be developed over an area of 101 acers in Sitalapalli mouza of Konisi Tahasil of Ganjam District.
The estimated cost for initial development of physical infrastructure and public amenities has been around 113 cr.
The other project approved in the meeting is the Eco-retreat hub at Gopalpur which will be developed over 47 acre land in Udayapur and Venkatraipur mouza under same Tahasil at an estimated cost of Rs 40 cr for development of physical infrastructure and the beach front.
