RAYAGADA: Construction of a stadium in Rayagada is hanging fire due to a myopic administration. According to sources, a 12-acre land adjacent to JK Paper Mills was identified for the stadium which was to be built at a cost of Rs 2.56 crore (now it would be several times more). The then collector selected the land under a Central-budgeted scheme during 1998-99. R&B estimates were done and an architect worked on it. But the procedure to transfer a ‘gochar’ land took a long time. In the meantime, JK Paper Mill found the area suitable for dumping its sludge. At present, the land is filled with heaps of sludge. The district administration asked the paper mill to clear the sludge and then built a boundary wall on three sides at an estimated cost of Rs 27.5 lakh leaving one side open to enable the plant to clear the dump. But the plant authorities are yet to clear the dump. Now the authorities find it difficult to solve the problem.
Source: New Indian Express
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