Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked the Housing and Urban Development Department to improve drainage system in cities and ensure proper discharge of rainwater during the monsoon.
The Chief Minister asked to the department to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on the storm water drainage system in Bhubaneswar and other cities while expressing concern over the water-logging in UlBs including the capital city, department Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo told mediapersons after the meeting. He said the department would submit the DPR very soon.
An official release said Patnaik asked the district Collectors to identify and provide required land so that the low-cost housing project for urban poor under the Odisha Urban Housing Mission would be completed on time.
He too asked the department set house construction targets for various cities and review the progress at regular intervals. Besides, he stressed pm computorisation of land records in urban areas.
This apart, Patnaik directed the department to complete the proposed waste management projects at Samablpur and Brahmapur.