EKAMRA Project: 5T Secy Directs Authorities To Speed UP Work

Finalize Designs, Mobilize Materials & Machineries, & Start Work Soon, VK Pandian Directs Agency

By Pragativadi News Service On Oct 16, 2023

Bhubaneswar: Directed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian today made a field visit to different sites of the EKAMRA Project and reviewed the progress of a dream project of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The EKAMRA development project was conceived in 2019, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation for the project on June 28 this year.

After the review, 5T Secretary VK Pandian directed the authorities to speed up the EKAMRA Project. He has asked for an early start to different works under the project.

It may be mentioned here that Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monuments Revival Action Plan (EKAMRA) is an integrated approach to acknowledge and revive the heritage value of the inner core of the old town of Bhubaneswar through Urban Design.

The old town, also known as Ekamra Kshetra, is a living heritage city with numerous temples, sacred water bodies, processional routes traditional communities of priests and diverse cultural activities and practices. The Chief Minister has always been keen to restore the heritage sites of the Old Town area. He initiated the restoration of Bindu Sagar and the setting up of the Ekamra Bana project.

After reviewing the work plan and the schedule prepared by the Agency, Pandian instructed the agency to finalize all the detailed designs, mobilize materials & machinery, and start work on the link road from Taleswar to Kotitirtheswar road, box drains from Sanatorium Chhak to Taleswar and onwards, North parking along with the link road and duct laying works along the outer access road. Public amenities on both sides of Purbadwar Chhak, behind Lingaraj Haat and near South West Parking should also be started at the same time.

Mr Pandian advised the authorities and the agency to complete the project works in time.

Principal Secretary Works VVK Yadav, Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi, BMC Commissioner V A Kulange, Khurda Collector KS Chakraborty, OBCC MD, and other senior officers were present.