Cuttack: Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena today chaired the First Empowered Committee Meeting of Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) held at Odisha State Maritime Museum Complex, Cuttack.
G Mathi Vathanan, Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Debidutta Biswal, PCCF & HoFF, Hemant Kumar Dutta, Special Secretary Works, Balamukunda Bhuyan, Additional Secretary, Tourism, Dilip Routray, Director, Odia Language,Literature & Culture, Susanta Mohanty, Director Estate, Bhawani Shankar Chayani, Collector and District Magistrate, Cuttack, Anil Kumar Samal, Chairman, CDA, Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, Vice Chairman, CDA, officials of CDA and District Administration, Cuttack.
Welcoming the guests Shri Samal briefed the background of the Mahanadi Water Front Development project, that was announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, basing on five focus points like culture, technology, ecology, sports and recreation for the benefit of the people of Cuttack.
He shared that a new Master plan has been prepared as per the guidelines of the National Green Tribunal.
Vice Chairman CDA, Shri Kalyan presented the proposal of the Mahanadi Water front development plan for the kind approval of Chief Secretary. He also presented on other development projects and activities of CDA and CMC like City Decongestion, Ratagarh Town Planning Scheme, Core Area Regulations, CDA additional villages, Biswanath Pandit Library, CMC Heritage Building, Netaji Museum and Petanala development.
Principal Secretary, H & UD, Shri Mathivathanan offered his valuable views on various developmental activities of Cuttack. The Master Plan for development of Mahanadi Waterfront was presented by Consultant Jana Urban Space.
Chief Secretary Shri Jena expressed his happiness on the ongoing priority projects of Cuttack and advised to create more urban infrastructure in the periphery areas of the City, focus on decongestion plan and completion of box drain and create more funds in CIDF.
He discussed on the pros and cons of the Mahanadi Water Front Development Master Plan and provided his insight for refining the plan, considering sustainability, maintenance and culture of the State.
Earlier in the morning the team visited the lower Balijatra ground to discuss on the Master Plan of Mahanadi Waterfront Development, followed by a visit to Silver City Boating Club and Mahanadi Riverview point.