SAMBALPUR: The proposed working women’s hostel in industrial town of Jharsuguda will be constructed at Kapumal. Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) will execute the hostel work which is is likely to begin soon.
Informing this, Manager of IDCO, Sambalpur Division Sanjib Kumar Panda said the district administration has already provided one acre of land for construction of the working women’s hostel.
He said the design and plan for the proposed three-storey building has been prepared by IDCO. The estimated cost of the 100-bed hostel is `3.5 crore.While the tender for construction of the building will be floated shortly, work order will be issued to the selected construction firm within one month after finalisation of the tender. A target has been set to complete construction within one year from the date of handing over work order to the firm, Panda said.
The hostel will provide accommodation to working, unmarried and separated women, widows, divorcees besides those receiving training for employment. Finding a suitable accommodation is a major problem for working women in Jharsuguda town. In the absence of a hostel, the women are forced to stay in rented accommodations while house owners charge a hefty amount as rent. Moreover, owners are often reluctant to give their houses on rent to single women.
On the other hand, non-availability of suitable land has emerged as a hurdle for establishment of a working women’s hostel in Sambalpur city.Panda said a land was identified for the proposed 100-bed hostel at Burla area in the city. However, the land was rejected as high tension line passes over it. The design and plan for the hostel has been prepared and the tender will be floated soon after getting suitable land, he said and added that the district administration has already been apprised about the land issue.