Governance
Multi-modal hub project work starts at Master Canteen
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has initiated the project of developing a ‘Multi-Modal Hub’ at the Master Canteen square in the city. The proposal presented by the BSCL has been approved by the state government. Under this 10 agencies would work on the project to complete it within three years of initiation of the work. Entailing a cost of Rs 1000 crore the project will be jointly taken up by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority(BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation(BMC), BSCL, Railway department and the Works department. The demolition process of the Jawaharlal Nehru Park and Jaya Prakash Narayan Park near the Master Canteen square has already been started. Later, the Ashoka market will also be demolished. The business holders of the area will be shifted to a temporary place by the BDA who will be brought back and settled in the ‘multi-modal hub’ after its completion.
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