A total of outlay of Rs 4,537 crore has been estimated for the Bhubaneswar Smart City and would be spent for as many as 81 projects under two agencies, Bhubaneswar Town Centre District (BTCD) (Rs 4,095 crore)and the PAN City (Rs 442 crore). Housing and Urban Development Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo informed this in the Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray on Friday.
The Minister further informed that Rs 390 crore has been released for the Smart City as of now and tenders have invited for four project, multi-storied car parking at Saheed Nagar and Ashok Nagar, Smart Park, Smart Janpath and Social Equity Centre.
Besides, work orders have been given for installation of new traffic signals in the city.
Similarly, Rs 2571.27 crore has been sanctioned for the Rourkela Smart City proposal. While Rs 1702.24 crore would be spent for the Area Based Development, Rs 869.03 crore would be spent for the Pan City. As of now, Rs 152 crore has been released for the Rourkela Smart City and an RPF has been invited for appointment of a Project Management Consultant, the Minister said.