Transportation
Gopalpur to have Odisha’s first inter-state bus terminal
The first inter-state bus terminal of the state of Odisha is coming up at Gopalpur. The project will be taken up by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) for which the government has already identified 42 acres at the location. Apart from this a budget Rs 3.3 crore has been earmarked for Badambadi bus stand (Cuttack) which will be taken up by the Police Housing Corporation. In the first phase a sum of Rs 1.6 crore has been released to the Corporation. The tender is scheduled to be finalised on August 19 and the project will commence on September 11, and thus targeted to be completed by March 2018.Modernisation of bus stands in Bhawanipatna, Balangir, Jeypore and Angul is also on the cards.
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