EMPOWERED COMMITTEE GIVES IN PRINCIPLE APPROVAL TO INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS.

Bhubaneswar ( Odisha Samachar Bureau ) - In another step forward for infrastructural development, the Empowered Committee meeting held under Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sri Jugal Kishore Mohapatra today has accorded in principle approval to several projects wherein the Secretary Energy and Spl. Secretary PPP Sri Pradeep Kumar Jena outlined different projects for discussion and approval. Chief Secretary Sri Mohapatra has advised the implementing departments and agencies to work out timelines for starting of the construction, completion of different phases of work and commencement of the services.

The approved projects include Municipal Solid Waste Management proposed by

Berhampur Municipal Corporation, Energy Efficient Public Street Lighting Project in

Bhubaneswar proposed by BMC, Post- bid Capacity building Support proposed by H &

U D., Development of Storage and Warehousing Infrastructure for rice proposed by

Planning & Coordination Dept. in PPP mode, Biotech Park Project proposed by IDCO,

Chhendipada Common Corridor Project proposed by IDCO and Municipal Solid Waste

management Project in Puri to proposed by H & UD department. Besides Four laning of

Sambalpur-Rourkela Section of State High Way-10 proposed by Works department has

been recommended to HLCA. The Development Commissioner Sri Injecti Srinivas

replying to the media persons said that earlier the empowered committee has also

approved the project proposals for construction of Convention Center at Janata Maidan

and World Trade Center near Fortune Towers at Bhubaneswar. The tendering and

bidding process for these projects are in last phase of examination and evaluation which

is expected to be completed soon.

The Additional chief Secretary Sri Taradatt, Pr. Secretary Water Resources Sri

Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Pr Secretary Forest & Environment Sri Raj Kumar Sharma,

Pr Secretary Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Sri Madhusudan Padhi, Pr.Secretary

Law Sri Satrughana Pujahari, CMD IDCO Sri Bishal Dev, Commissioner BMC Sri

S.K.Mishra alon with other senior officials participated in deliberations.