‘Na Tala’ and ‘Rajiv Bhawan’ in Bhubaneswar to be demolished: Odisha Minister

The Odisha government has plans to demolish several key government buildings, including Na Tala (Heads of the Departments Building), Secha Sadan, and Rajiv Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, as part of a major redevelopment plan in the State Capital. Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan informed on Tuesday that these structures have already been declared unsafe.

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The Minister said a new Lok Seva Bhawan will be constructed in three phases. In the first phase, the main office building of Lok Seva Bhawan will be developed. Further phases will follow as part of the larger redevelopment blueprint.

Clarifying concerns over the fate of the existing Odisha Legislative Assembly building, the Minister stated that it will not be demolished. Instead, it will be preserved as a heritage structure and used as a museum. He added that if a Legislative Council is formed in the future, the building may also be used for that purpose.

Besides, a new Assembly building will be constructed between the Lok Seva Bhavan and the existing Assembly premises, the Works Minister said, outlining the State government’s long-term administrative and legislative infrastructure plan.

“It has been decided to construct the first phase of the proposed main building of the new Lok Seva Bhawan at the backside of the existing secretariat, where the District Collector’s camp office and a few other offices are there. Subsequently, the demolition process for the buildings that have become unsafe will be started,” the Works Minister said to mediapersons.

“The construction work will be carried out in three phases. Na Tala, Secha Sadan, and Rajiv Bhawan will be replaced as those have been declared unsafe,” the Minister added.