Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has launched a special scheme called “Ekamra Plan” under the Works Department for the development of Ekamra Kshetra in Old Town area of Bhubaneswar.
For this project, an area of about 80 acres has been identified around the Shree Lingaraj Temple. In the project area, a large number of monuments are located. This project area has a large number of holy tanks and water bodies including Bindu Sagar.
The State Government has proposed to take up a comprehensive plan for the development of this project area. The plan will include interventions for conservation and revival of the monuments, development of amenities for devotees and pilgrims, pedestrianization of the project area, and diverting the traffic to the periphery of the project area.
After careful consideration, the State Government has constituted a Project Advisory Committee (PAC) to steer, guide, and coordinate various matters related to the implementation of the projects.
Today, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has nominated the globally-acclaimed industry leader, who is a very renowned and distinguished Odia, Dr. Santrupt Misra as the Chairman, Project Advisory Committee for Ekamra Project.
According to a notification issued by the Works Dept, the Chairman of the Committee can invite any official or expert or member of the public for discussion on the issues related to the project or to participate in the meeting.
Members of the Project Advisory Committee to be nominated by the State Government will be notified separately in the meantime.
The meetings of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) will be called at regular intervals to finalize various issues related to the development of the project area. All plans, projects, interventions, and initiatives in the project area will be approved by this Committee, the notification further read.
