Tag: Bhubaneswar Development Authority

The key objective of this allotment system is to generate predictability, and transparency and ensure social auditing.

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) are intensifying their eviction drive to address man-made flooding in ‘Smart City’ Bhubaneswar. After razing down encroachments near the ISKCON temple and Nayapalli area, the city administration is now focussing on unclogging the Drain no 4 near Jaydev Vihar by demolishing the structures […]

Bhubaneswar: With less than four months remaining for the Men’s Hockey World Cup to be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) undertook a special drive to clear encroachments near the stadium today. The eviction drive was taken up alongside gate no-9 of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday decided to initiate criminal proceedings against persons who have availed multiple plots under the discretionary quota (DQ) by submitting false affidavits. Informing the development after reviewing status of the development based on Taradutt Task Force Committee, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi directed for criminal proceedings against the violators under Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing among locals over proposed demolition plans of a Vishwakarma temple located adjacent to the Kalinga Stadium by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) ahead of Hockey World Cup in 2018. The committee of the Vishwakarma temple raised its opposition after BMC, BDA authorities served a notice regarding the […]

Bhubaneswar: The bid to design Bhubaneswar Town Centre (BTC) project, the first such transit-oriented development (TOD) project in country, has been won by a Singapore-based company Surbana Jurong. The BTC project is being developed by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) with a cost of over Rs 8 crores on around 12 acres of land. East […]

Bhubaneswar: An agreement will be inked soon between the State government and the Railways Ministry to give the Bhubaneswar railway station a smart look. The decision was taken during a meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat today. As per the decision, the railway station will get a heritage […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could emerge as best possible way to address global warming, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has adopted process of ‘translocation of trees’ instead of cutting them for undertaking expansion or any development project in the Smart City. The horticulture wing of the development authority has successfully shifted over 450 trees within the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a refreshing break from practice, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) will be showcasing Odissi music to commemorate 82nd formation of Odisha as a separate state. As functions of different forms will mark the observance of Utkal Divas elsewhere, the recital of Odissi music to enthral the music aficionados would be the added attraction of […]

Bhubaneswar: To ensure hassle-free traffic and better intra-city transport service, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Resources Institute (WRI) India. “Initially we will focus on four sectors such as public transport through city buses, ‘Street for All’ or ‘Complete Street Programme’ (safety measures on main roads […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 195 illegal apartments will be destroyed in the Capital city of Bhubaneswar, informed Housing and Urban Development minister, Pushpendra Singhdeo in the Assembly today. While furnishing a written replying to the question of MLA Chandrasekhar Majhi, Singhdeo noted “There are 1415 apartments and high rises have been approved by the Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: Bringing delight among music lovers in denizens, eminent Hindustani Classical Singer Padma Vibhusan Pandit Jasraj will perform at the Indira Gandhi Park in Bhubaneswar at 6 pm on December 17 as a part of the ‘Music In The Park’ programme organised jointly by the SPIC MACAY and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority. Along with Pandit […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has served a show-cause notice to Tourism and Culture minister Ashok Panda for availing multiple plots/houses under the discretionary quota (DQ) allotment of the government. Housing and Urban Development minister Pushpendra Singhdeo revealed this information while replying to a written question posed by Prafulla Majhi in the Assembly recently. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set up a committee to facilitate a team from the Ministry of Earth Sciences conducting a seismic micro-zonation mapping for the entire Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA), an official said. The team of experts from the ministry has started the initial survey for the purpose. Bhubaneswar is a leading city […]

Bhubaneswar: To boot socio-cultural art of the State, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) in association with Artists Network Promoting Indian Culture (ANPIC) has been constructing an open air sculpture museum in five acres of land at Kalinga Nagar here. As many as 21 artists from 14 countries have congregated to create sculptures from waste materials […]