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Bindu Sagar area to get new look

BHUBANESWAR: Even as stinking grounds around Bindu Sagar, holy tank near famous Lingaraj Temple, is gradually wearing a new look under present beautification drive, planners have hit upon another innovative idea which could instil an aesthetic sense to whole region.

The State Government has impressed upon people residing the famous lake to paint their houses in uniform colour so that the beautification drive becomes unique in itself. “Our discussions with people staying around the lake have yielded encouraging results. People have agreed to paint their houses in one colour so that whole area looks beautiful,” State Urban Development Secretary Arun Panda said here.

Speaking at Advent 2008, annual fest of Department of Architect under College of Engineering and Technology, Mr. Panda said there was no meaning having concrete structures in the backdrop of beautiful landscape.

“Many people have come forward to paint their houses with the colour that would be prescribed to them. Even many industries and independent organisations have shown their interest to part-fund the expenditure incurred by lower income groups on painting activities,” the Urban Development Secretary said on the sidelines of the event.

He said people in the first line of the houses facing Bindu Sagar from all the side would be asked to go for uniform-painting while people living in subsequent rows were free to choose any colour.

Praising the beautification work, Mr. Panda said the western flank of the water body, which was previously used for defecation purposes, was nicely developed into a landscape.

Bindu Sagar Lake Development Project has been taken up with a project cost of Rs. 6 crore by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Public Health Engineering department and State Forest Department.

Under the programme, attempts have been made to redevelop tanks and the lake bunds.

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