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Perspective urban plan submitted

BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, which was entrusted with the job of preparing Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Urban Complex (BCUC), submitted its final perspective plan on Wednesday envisaging an investment to the tune of Rs 34,000 crores by 2030.

"The urban complex will comprise five urban bodies such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Choudwar, Khurda and Jatni. Taking population concentration in different areas, the team presented broader outline of the plan and said Rs 34,000 crores would be required for development by 2030," State Urban Development Secretary Arun Panda told reporters at the State Secretariat.

He said the State Government could secure funds from the Centre or put public-private-partnership model in place for the huge investment required in the urban complex.

The CDP, which was earlier prepared in 1994 for capital city was done manually but the present one would be based on satellite imagery and Geographic Information System mapping, Mr. Panda said. Orissa Computer Application Centre would provide digitalised form of maps for preparation of CDP.

The team, which presented final perspective plan before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, had outlined an integrated public transport system suggesting construction flyover at different places and dedicated bus transport routes, the urban development secretary said.

Besides the IIT, the State-run consulting company RITES was also entrusted to prepare detail plan for putting a public transport system in place in the capital city.

Whole development plan had been prepared keeping a projected population of 42 lakhs by 2030 in mind and at present, the total population of the five urban bodies was estimated to be around 18 lakhs.

The urban complex would have total area of 721 square kilometre.

Speaking to reporters Biplab Kanti Sengupta, Professor in Architecture, IIT Kharagpur, said, "we have submitted the final report of perspective plan.

The CDP will be prepared within next nine months from now."

The IIT had chalked out several ambitious projects in the perspective plan including textile park, multiplex, world class club towns, waterfront development, flood management plan and adventure tourism.

Besides, the State Government decided to prepare comprehensive development plans for seven more urban centres including Puri, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Rourkela, Angul-Talcher, Kalinganagar and Jharsuguda. They would follow the same set of city regulation, which was being prepared for urban complex.

In another development, the urban development department was close to selecting a consultant who would prepare detailed project report for drainage system for Bhubaneswar and Puri.

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