Commuters
in greater Berhampur that includes Chatrapur, Gopalpur and villages between
them would have city bus service by August
It
was stated by Ganjam district Collector Krishen Kumar, who has taken charge as
vice-chairman of the Berhampur Development Authority (BDA). Speaking to newsmen
on Tuesday, Mr Kumar said city bus service was one of the six major projects
that the BDA had decided to start in 2013. Total cost of these projects would
be around Rs 100 crore.
The
city bus service for greater Berhampur would be operated through Private Public
Participation (PPP) mode on the lines of similar service in Bhubaneswar and
Puri.
The
State government has agreed to provide 28 buses for the city bus service of the
BDA.
Apart
from easing transportation in the city, city bus service would help flow of
tourists to Gopalpur beach resort and travel of common mass to district
headquarters town, Chatrapur.
Rock
garden
The
other major proposed project of the BDA was establishment of a new bus stand on
the outskirts of the city at Haldiapadar. This new bus stand would be
established on a five acres of land. Consultants were appointed for establishment
of modern bus stands at Gopalpur and Chatrapur.
To
provide recreational facility and zones to the public the BDA has come up with
two projects. One of them is establishment of a rock garden in Ambapua area.
Two acres of land has been identified for the purpose. Bedabandha, a large
water body of the city, would be developed into a water-based recreation centre
by the BDA. The Bedabandha project would cost Rs 8-10 crore. “After clearance
from State government, tender for the Bedabandha project was expected to be
floated in March”, Mr Kumar said. He said the much-awaited Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP) for greater Berhampur would be ready this year.
According
to him the BDA itself would be revamped. At present the BDA was short-staffed
and it did not even have an enforcement officer and secretary.
“We
have discussed with government to fill key vacancies in the BDA as early as
possible,” he said.
The
vice-chairman of the BDA said in the next four to five months building
regulation would be strictly implemented in the city. Lack of enforcement
officer in the BDA was a major hindrance to implementation of regulation. There
were several multi-storeyed buildings in the city which had used up their
parking space for commercial purpose. Thirty such cases had been identified and
17 had been issued notices.
Source: The Hindu
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