The State Government on Friday approved 153 new projects worth `531.17 crore with the support of the Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF) for urban areas on Thursday.
The 12th OUIDF meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi here at the Secretariat approved the projects. OUIDF CEO Prem Kumar Jha presented details for discussion.
The Chief Secretary directed Housing and Urban Development Secretary G Mathivathanan to prepare project proposals for creation of revenue-generating good quality infrastructure in the urban areas.
He advised to converge the OUIDF with other plants to create self-reliant project.
As many as 34 projects for renovation of water sources were approved, among the total 153 projects.
11 water sources in Belpahar, 10 in Brajrajnagar, five in Bargarh, two in Padmapur, three in Sambalpur, one in Kendrapada, one in Nayagarh and one Brahmapur would be renovated.
A project of `174.34 crore for upgrading the inter-State Baramunda bust-stand, lED projects worth `48.63 crore for five municipal corporations and Greenfield lED projects worth `227.30 crore were approved.
Out of total outlay of `531.17 crore, the OUIDF would provide `125.83 crore by way of loan and 81.83 crore as grants, totaling 207.66 crore. Of the rest amount, State Government fund, DMF and other plans would provide `209.58 crore and the concerned urban bodies would provide `90.61 crore.
Besides, in-principle approval was given to 93 water source renovation projects and three business clusters at Malkangiri, Hinjilicut and Keonjhar towns.
Among others, Development R Balkrishnan, Finance Secretary Tuhinkant Pandey and H and UB Secretary G Mathivathanan were present.
