Odisha CM Inaugurates Housing Projects, Sports Grounds in Bhubaneswar

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Bhubaneswar: In a major push to affordable housing and urban infrastructure development, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated two residential projects and the Bajrangi Playground in Bhubaneswar.

The initiatives aim to provide affordable housing to eligible families, improve urban infrastructure and promote sports activities among children and youngsters in the state capital.

The Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Neelakantheswar Niwas’ residential project at Ghatikia and ‘Mukteswar Residency’ at Gadakana.

The Neelakantheswar Niwas project has been developed over 5.27 acres of land using precast concrete technology at an estimated cost of Rs 66.5 crore. The residential complex comprises 928 housing units and 32 shops.

Similarly, the Mukteswar Residency affordable housing project at Gadakana has been constructed over 6.36 acres of land and comprises 680 residential units.

Built using precast concrete technology, the project provides essential amenities, including electricity, water supply and sanitation facilities. Each residential block has a ground floor and four upper floors (G+4).

To strengthen sports infrastructure and encourage young people to participate in sporting activities, a total of 12 playgrounds have been developed across different localities and school premises in Bhubaneswar.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the Bajrangi Playground at Ghatikia as part of the initiative.

The developed playgrounds include those at Saheed Nagar Government High School, Ashok Nagar Unit-2 Girls’ High School, near the CBSE Regional Office, Dumduma-Jadupur Football Ground and Damana High School.

Other playgrounds covered under the initiative are located at Gopabandhu Nagar Unit-8 Boys’ High School, Ghatikia UP School Cricket Ground, Kolathia near AMRI Hospital at Aiginia, Nakhara, Tamando and Kalinga Nagar K-4 BDA Playground.

These facilities are expected to provide children, teenagers, youngsters and sports enthusiasts with improved opportunities for outdoor games, physical exercise and sports training.

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The initiative is also expected to encourage healthy lifestyles and promote greater participation in sports among the younger generation.

As part of efforts to address the housing needs of urban families, the foundation stone was also laid for a rental and transit housing project in Bhubaneswar.

Under the project, 296 housing units will be constructed using prefabricated technology.

The buildings will have a ground floor and one upper floor (G+1), providing accommodation for families requiring temporary or rental housing facilities.

Meanwhile, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), a total of 962 beneficiary families have been provided the opportunity to move into their allotted homes across different housing projects in Bhubaneswar.

These include 774 families at Buddha Vihar, 136 at Neelamadhab, 41 at Subuddhipur and 11 at Shantipalli.

The housing initiative is expected to provide greater security and stability to beneficiary families while improving their overall living conditions.

Additionally, on October 9, a lottery-based allotment process was conducted for 183 families under PMAY.

Of these, 106 families belong to Mahabir Basti in Wards 9 and 11, while 49 families are from OUAT Basti in Ward 52. Another 28 families from other localities have also been included in the allotment process.

The initiative is aimed at ensuring transparent distribution of affordable housing among eligible beneficiaries.

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