Addressing a massive gathering at the Janata Maidan here during foundation-stone laying and inauguration of several major projects worth around Rs 1,300 crore on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik distributed 8,665 entitlement certificates, 104 final allotment letters and 130 provisional allotments letters to slum residents of Bhubaneswar.
Patnaik also announced a special package of Rs 1,000 crore for drainage development across the city to provide citizens respite during urban flooding and waterlogging in low-lying areas.
Notably, the State Government has already distributed more than 2,000 allotment letters before making the availability of houses to more than 10,000 slum residents in the city.
The Chief Minister also announced that by 2022, not a single slum resident would be left out without a pucca house.
The State Government has a “Policy for Housing for All in Urban Areas, Odisha” since the year 2015 and has undertaken “Housing for All” as a top priority mission.
Patnaik also laid foundation-stones of 40 projects worth around Rs 1,160 crore of the BMC, the BDA, the OPTCL, the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) and the Tourism Department. He also inaugurated a housing project at Rangamatia and a Nirman Shramik Rahani Sthal at Kharvel Nagar worth about Rs 59 crore.He also launched a Bhubaneswar.me Unified Portal designed to be user-friendly, carrying generic information about the city as well as the links providing details regarding services offered that can be availed by people.