With a view to beautify areas around the Bhubaneswar Railway Station, a master plan was submitted to the State Government on Thursday. The cost of the project is Rs450 crore. The proposal envisages Bhubaneswar Town Centre on 12 acre land close to the Railway Station near the Master Canteen. It was presented to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in presence of Minister Housing and Urban Development Pushpendra Singh Deo.
As per the proposal the entrance to the railway station will be beautified and several facilities for the travellers will be created in the complex covering the area around the Ashoka Market and the station. The complex will have three towers for residential houses and a business complex, ground for Mela, an amphitheatre and development of road for pedestrians.
In the first phase, two 20-storey towers will be constructed for residential and business purposes and a multi-level parking. In the second phase a third tower will house the existing Ashoka Market. The complex will have an Urban Plaza, a park, and open space while the road network will be streamlined, the proposal envisages. Provision is being made to set up a ‘Night Shelter’ for homeless, rehabilitation of street vendors, retail kiosks, and pedestrian sub-ways.
Besides, the Nehru and Jaiprakash Parks will be revamped and arrangement for cultural programmes will be made in the complex. The IBI group - a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm–has prepared the master plan.