The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to stop the approval of conditional building plan with immediate effect to check the illegal construction of buildings under its jurisdiction, according to Housing and Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singh Deo.
Singh Deo said the BDA took this decision at its Board meeting in view of large-scale complaints illegal construction of buildings in the capital city due to conditional approval of building plans.
He said BDA has decided to construct a four storied residential apartment at an estimated cost of `16 crore in Bhubaneswar to provide houses to 239 slum dwellers spread over Damana, Gadakana and Chandra Sekharpur slums.
The apartment would be constructed under the Slum Dwellers Rehabilitation Project and the fund would be provided out of the State Capital Region Development Fund, he said.
Besides, he also informed that 2,900 houses would be constructed at Shyampur in Bhubaneswar to provide houses to the people belonging to economic weaker sections of the society. Similarly, two housing projects would be set up at Paikaraypur. The project would have 112 two-BHK and 96 three-BHK houses, he said.
He further said one city planning cell would be set up in the BDA to identify suitable site for proposed trade and parking zone, buildings, open space, roads, park and play grounds. This apart, it was decided to open four regional offices of the BDA, he said.