Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the three affordable housing projects (Sulabh Basagruha Yojana) for slum dwellers in Bhubaneswar.
These projects are located at Budha Vihar, Satya Nagar Shantipalli and Subudhipur.
After inaugurating the projects, the Chief Minister handed over the keys of the new houses to the beneficiaries.
As many as 1722 beneficiaries have got houses in these three projects. All these projects have been built by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that slum dwellers play an important role in the development of the city. He said that he is happy to provide good houses to the poor.
The CM visited Buddha Vihar near Chandrasekhar and inaugurated the Sulabh Basagruha Yojana. The five-storey affordable housing project is built on 12 acres of land under the ‘Housing for All’ program in urban areas. As many as 820 houses have been completed and are being given to the beneficiaries.
A total of 2600 houses have been targeted for construction the people belonging to economically weaker section.
Similarly, a total of 1300 houses are being constructed in Satyanagar Shantipali under the In Situ Slum Redevelopment Project. This is the first project aimed at the transformation of slum areas in the Bhubaneswar Town Center District (BTCD) area. 560 houses have been constructed and allotted to the beneficiaries.
Similarly, 342 houses have been constructed and allotted to the beneficiaries under the affordable housing project in Subudhipur.
These projects have basic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage system, sewerage system, street lighting, shops, library, reading room, dispensary etc.
5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman V.K Pandian was present on the occasion.
Housing and Urban Development Minister Usha Devi, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Minister Ashok Panda, MLA Anant Narayan Jena, MLA Sushant Rout, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Deputy Mayor, Chief Secretary P.K Jena, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg and other senior officials were present at the programmes.