Housing and Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singh Deo said on the occasion of State-level golden jubilee of Mahaveer Sankrutika Anusthan Bhawanipatna that the Odisha Government has proposed the Centre to include Bhawanipatna besides other six towns of the State in the Smart City scheme.
Notably, the Central Government had announced a plan to develop 100 smart cities to endow with better facilities in urban areas. The smart cities will include all the State capitals and union territories.
The high-power expert committee on investment has pegged the annual fund requirement for smart cities at Rs 35,000 crore as the estimate costs water supply, sanitation and transport-related infrastructure.
The scheme shall ensures 24×7 service on water supply and power supply, 100 per cent household with direct water supply connections and access to toilets and 100 per cent separate toilet facilities for girls in schools and colleges. Every household shall have a telephone connection including mobile, Bhawanipatna Municipality Chairman Aditya Nanda said.