Railway Station Multi-Modal Hub

Aim: To ensure overall development of railway station area at Master Canteen Square

Amenities: 
♦ Bus terminal with commercial area: It will primarily be for Bhubaneswar-Puri Transport Corporation Limited-run city buses. The objective is to provide seamless connectivity. Terminal will enable people to take buses at anytime with ease. Plan to have a fleet of nearly 565 buses to boost urban mobility
♦ Three high-rise buildings with 20-30 floors for both commercial and residential purposes: Residential complex will accommodate railway employees. Commercial complex will house malls, hotels and shops. Administration will also rehabilitate shopkeepers evicted for the project from Master Canteen. Shopkeepers of the Ashoka Market, located adjacent to the railway station, will also be accommodated. The project will also have two-level basement parking
♦ Four-storey railway station building: Existing building will be demolished to bring all facilities including ticket counters, waiting hall, toilets, dormitory under one roof. Basement will have capacity to accommodate 200 cars and 500 two-wheelers
♦ Other utilities: Energy sub-stations, semi-underground domestic and fire-fighting reservoirs with pump rooms, rainwater harvesting system, garbage compartment, landscaped green spaces, internal roads and surface parking areas
Timeline: Three years for completion once bidder is selected

PWD says:
We will sign an MoU with the Indian railways for construction of the four-storey railway station building. Other development activities will be undertaken in coordination with stakeholders such as Bhubaneswar Development Authority and others
S R Sethy, chief engineer, works department

Peoplespeak

This is a huge step. I cannot wait to see Bhubaneswar transforming in such a way. It will be a dream come true to see a 30-storey building in the heart of the city. The government should work on it well and make sure to finish it on time 
Sushree Ankita, student of RD Women’s University

City Wi-Fi

Aim: Seamless Internet service to people in Bhubaneswar Town Centre District, which spreads from Bapuji Nagar to Satya Nagar over 987 acres of land. Though it's just five per cent of the city's total area, it is of strategic importance as footfall here is significant because a number of commercial establishments and railway station are located here. Service will be extended to other parts of city in subsequent phases. Objective is to make Bhubaneswar a digital city 
Benefits: Wi-Fi project will allow people access to array of online services without spending data from their own pockets. Wi-Fi will be free
Timeline: One year for completion after selection of executor
Civic body says:
The city Wi-Fi project is one of the most ambitious under the Smart City Mission. As we are going to introduce a number of e-services, there is a need to provide seamless Internet access to the people. The Wi-Fi project will bridge the gap between the people and array of online services. The service will be extended to other parts of the city in subsequent phases
Ananta Narayan Jena, mayor

Peoplespeak

The introduction of Wi-Fi services in such a big area is very welcome step. When they are introducing online services, it is their duty to give us access to these services. Everyone cannot spend their data each time they want to access a service
Purnima Bohidar, corporate employee 

Note: Among public enterprises, Bhubaneswar railway station is already Wi-Fi enabled and service provider is Google Inc. Private service providers already cover almost entire city with Wi-Fi services

Integrated Sewerage Management System

Aim: To provide decentralised and networked underground sewerage systems apart from augmentation of existing network and treatment pants. Present system covers part of city area, but has poor collection and transportation system. Sewage is discharged into 10 open drains. This leads to overflow, stagnation of sewage in roadside ditches, pits, unhygienic conditions, proliferation of flies, mosquitoes and weeds. Decentralised system is meant to cover all 67 wards of city, although Phase I of the project will ensure coverage of only districts 4 and 5 of the six sewerage districts of Bhubaneswar. Nearly 412km of underground sewerage pipelines are already being laid for other four districts. Underground sewerage, which will be connected under one network, will discharge sewage safely into Kuakhai and Daya rivers 
 

Benefits: 
♦ System will enhance health and safety standards of people 
♦ Ensure environmental sustainability
♦ Coverage of public toilets expected to increase to 80 per cent of city area
♦ Coverage of sewerage network and collection efficiency of network will be 100 per cent
♦ Adequacy and quality of sewerage treatment will be 100 per cent 
♦ Project will ensure proper treatment of sewage generated from the city area with provision of modern treatment technology such as Standard Activates Sludge Process
♦ Project will provide effective sewerage services to urban population and will reduce non-point sources of pollution
♦ Project will ensure rehabilitation of existing sewerage systems and treatment plants and recycling of water and wastewater
 

Timeline: For this project, detailed report to be prepared in 2017, executor to be selected in same year. Target completion is by 2021

Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited says: 

We are inviting the cooperation of Japan International Cooperation Agency for funding and execution of integrated sewerage management system” 
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited official

Peoplespeak

The city does have a good drainage system, but it lags behind in providing a better sewerage system. The city is hounded by a number of health hazards such as jaundice and diarrhoea. I hope the upcoming project will include construction of public toilets and ensure collection of sewage in a safe manner before its disposal into the river
Ashok Mahana, resident of Satya Nagar

OFFICIAL SPEAK

The preliminary project reports for the three important initiatives are ready. At present, we are in process of inviting investors as the projects include huge investments. Once that’s done, we will float tenders for execution of projects 
Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited official

Our officials have prepared the preliminary project reports. The next step would be to prepare the detailed project reports, which will be drawn up with the help of our newly engaged consultants. The tender will be floated after that and the bidders will execute the work. We aim to complete all the projects by 2021
Ananta Narayan Jena, mayor