Many proposals approved at 127th meeting
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) would construct 2,900 houses for the Economic Weaker Section (EWS) people at Shampur and the approved slum dwellers’ rehabilitation under the Rs 16-crore project for 239 dwellers of Tarini Basti and Arabinda Basti spread over Damana, Gadakan and Chandrasekharpur.
The structures would be in G+4 Floors and the expenditure would be met out of State Capital Region Development Fund.
A decision to this effect was taken at the 127th meeting of the BDA held under the chairmanship of BDA Chairman and Housing and Urban Development Minister Pupendra Singh Deo.
The meeting also approved launching of two Group Housing Projects at Paikarapur which would have 112 two BHK, 160 one BHK and 96 three BHK houses, besides approving setting up of four BDA divisional offices at different locations of the city for delivery of service at doorsteps.
The meeting further approved opening of a town planning cell in the BDA for development of land to be used for building purpose with open space, roads, streets, parks, recreation grounds and parking spaces.
To restrict unplanned growth through unauthorised sub-division of land, the BDA has requested the Revenue Department not to allow registration and mutation of part plots which have not been sub-divided in a planned manner under Section 16 of the ODA Act, 1982.
The practice of conditional approval of Building Plans shall be discontinued.
The meeting also approved the proposal of enhancement of retirement age of BDA employees / officers from 58 to 60 years and setting up of CDP / ZDP Branch in the office of BDA for smooth monitoring of Comprehensive Development Plan / Zonal Development Plan under administrative control of the BDA Planning Member.