SAMBALPUR:The Gujarat Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (GITCO) will submit the the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) for Greater Sambalpur by October 15.GITCO has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the CDP which is being prepared for future development of Greater Sambalpur.
The CDP has covered an area of 507.83 sq km in Sambalpur, Burla, Hirakud besides 67 villages of Dhankauda, Rengali and Maneswar blocks located in the periphery of Sambalpur. This apart, the projected population of 5.75 lakh of Greater Sambalpur by 2030 has been taken into consideration for preparation of the plan.
Gujarat-based GITCO, which was assigned to prepare the CDP in 2009, started work in 2010. The firm also made presentation of the plan on several occasions to seek objections and suggestions from the stakeholders.
The Sambalpur Development Authority (SDA) will spend `90.78 lakh on the preparation of CDP. While GITCO has already been paid `70 lakh, the rest amount will be provided after the firm submits the CDP.
Chairperson of SDA Bijay Mohanty said GITCO has already submitted the development plan of erstwhile Sambalpur Municipality area. However, the development plan for Burla, Hirakud and 67 peripheral villages is yet to be submitted.
The SDA had asked GITCO to submit the development plan of the remaining area by the end of September. However, the firm could not submit the plan within the stipulated period. GITCO will submit the CDP by October 15, he informed. Mohanty said the SDA will inform people about the final CDP once it is submitted. After the people have a look at the CDP, the plan will be sent to the State Government for approval, he added.
All future planning pertaining to development of Greater Sambalpur will be done according to the CDP. The CDP will consider Sambalpur-Jharsuguda and Burla-Hirakud as twin cities and include setting up of a Community Satellite Township at Madhupur-Jogipali on the outskirts of Sambalpur.
Development of Rengali as a socio-economic node with small industries including processing of forest-based goods, pharmaceuticals besides hotels and restaurants is also mooted in the CDP. It has also been planned to develop Lapanga as an industrial manufacturing marketing node with small scale iron, steel, handloom and cottage industries.