Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will come here on Thursday to lay foundation-stones of various projects.
After landing in Talabania helipad at 11.45 am, Patnaik will first visit the Jagannath Temple. Then, he will move to the municipal market near Bada Danda and lay foundation-stones for the development projects and then return to Bhubaneswar, according to official sources.
The projects include Shree Setu, which would provide direct access-controlled entry to the Jagannath Ballav Pilgrim Centre from NH-316 to avoid traffic congestion. The project costs Rs 181 crore.
Similarly, Rs 191 crore would be spent for a six-storied building in the Jagannath Balav Mutt premises where a parking space would be opened on the ground floor for 1,000 vehicles.
Besides, with a cost of Rs 90.22 crore, a parking lot would come up near
Hospital Square for 500 cars in a four-storied building. A five storied building would be constructed at a cost of Rs 44.82 crore near Market Square with the basement area as a parking lot for 100 cars.
Besides, with spending of Rs 12 crore, a vending zone would be set up near the Swaragadwar to accommodate stray vendors of the sea beach. An Aahaar Kendra would also be built at Mangalaghat. To provide 50,000 meals a day, a centralised kitchen would be opened in a 50,000-square feet area there.