Infrastructure growth has increased, but more remains to be done. local self-governance should be strengthened and made more efficient.
Revenue collection should be electronically monitored, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday.
Speaking at a function to celebrate the local self-Government day, the Chief Minister said that within the last few years the city has made rapid strides in infrastructure and the Central Government has been moved to accord Smart City status to the State capital. Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singh Deo informed that a new law would be enacted to curb the mushrooming of mobile towers in residential areas and a new Urban Cadre would be created for the employees to serve in the municipal bodies.
He also informed that to ease traffic congestion, multistoried parking lots would come up at CRPF Square, Unit-2 and Saheed Nagar. Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda said the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation should increase its revenue sources.
Bhubaneswar (Central) MlA Bijay Mohanty said that though Bhubaneswar was planned along with Chandigarh, it has not made sufficient growth. He said the allocation of Rs40 lakh for a corporator’s area development fund is not sufficient. BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena presided over the function.