PURI KONARK DEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY-AT A GLANCE

About us

        After being carved out from erstwhile Bhubaneswar Regional Improvement  Trust,Puri  Konark Regional Improvement Trust (P.K.R.I.T.) became a separate entity and started functioning since Sept'82 having the jurisdiction of Puri Master Plan area and the areas in between Puri & Konark,with an objective of enforcement of Orissa Town Planning and Improvement Trust Act 1956 . Subsequently,by a notification of Govt.in H.&U.D.Deptt.the Orissa Development Authority Act has been re-enforced over the earlier areas supersiding theO.T.P.  & I.T.Act.1956,during the year 1997 and thus,Puri Konark Development Authority come in to  being  on 1.4.1997.

Objective

        The main objective of the Authority is to ensure for a planned and systematic development of the areas under its jurisdiction,with preparation of  development plans,undertaking works pertaining to different Town Planning Schemes and public amenities.It is also regulating development and use of lands including private land.

Management

        After constitution of P.K.D.A.,a well organised management pattern has  been set-up as per the O.D.A. Act,having the Hon'bleMinister,Urban  Development as Chairman,Collector,Puri as Vice-Chairman alongwith one Town  and Regional Planning Member and Secretary of the Authority act as an Co-ordinator of different sections.The detail staff position of the Authority is given below.


                           STAFF POSITION

  1.      Asst.Engineer (Civil)          1
  2.      Jr.Engineer   (Civil)          2 (one part time)
  3.      Jr.Engineer   (Elect.)        1
  4.      Tech.Asst.                     1
  5.      Investigator                   1
  6.      Section Officer                1
  7.      Sr.Asst.                       1
  8.      Jr.Asst.                       5
  9.      Jr.Gr.Stenographer             1
  10.     Jr.Gr.Typist                   1
  11.     Planning Asst.                 1
  12.     Arch.Asst.                     1
  13.     Drughtsman                     1
  14.     Draftsman                      1
  15.     Building Inspector             1
  16.     Amin                           1
  17.     Ferroprinter                   1
  18.     Driver                         1
  19.     Concretmixer Driver            1
  20.     Peon                           4
  21.     Watchman                       1

       In addition to this about15nos.of D.L.R. are working  indifferent categories.

Development Plans

        In  order to regulate the development activities withen the areas under its  jurisdiction,the Interim Development plan of  Puri,modified development plan of   Konark and the Interim Development of the areas in between Puri & Konark have been prepared and published in the year-1998.

Success  Story

        The  Authority has also completed some development schemes within
its areas and the table below,highlights the details.

Sl.    Name of the      Total estimated       No.of   Founded by.      Year of         Remarks.
No.    Schemes                cost.              units                         completion
       executed.                                                                                                   
1            2                      3                    4            5                     6             7

1.  S.M.H.A.S            1,29,00,000/-       EWS-262    Financed 
         Puri                                         M-I- 48      by HUDCO
                                                       M-II-30
                                                        LIG-223
2.   D.R.D.A.,             33,87,549/-            -           D.R.D.A.,           1991
   Office building                                                 Puri.

3.  Working Women's  27,46,196/-            -           IRCS                 2000
         Hostel.

4.  Construction of     5,25,000/-              -        Bus stand Govt.      1991
       Busstand at                                             in H&U.D.Deptt.
        Konark.        

5.  Construction of    31,76,000/-         98 nos.       PKDA                 1991
     98 nos.shops at                           of Shops
       Konark.

6.   Const. Market      2,90,000/-         12 no.of          self-                1993
      complex SMHAS                            shops         financing            
        Puri-1  

       
7.   Const.of patholab   3,00,793/-       patholab        IRCS               2000      using                   at district Head                                                                     building
         quarter Hospital                                                                           centre                                                                                                          materials                                                               
8.   Const.of                18,20,916.87/-      

9.   Construction of
     65  nos.shops at    16,76,300/-  completed       Dist.atheletic      2000      using    
      Penthakata                              30 nos. of     association                      building                                                    shops $ 35                                          centre                                                     nos. of shop                                       materials  
                                                   upto plinth                                      
                                                                                                                                             
                                              
    
10.  Construction       8,50,0000/-  school building  orissa state   2000          using                        
            of                                       of                housing                      building                
      model village                           mahila samiti      board                        centre
          Nuagaon                          community centre                               materials                                                    at Nuagaon and
                                                   uttam sahi                
                                                                      
                                                             
11.construction                1,23,639           -        Indian Redcross   1999     using 
     of balashram                                                Society                        building
at Narendra kona                                                                                centre  
                                                                                                     materials

12.const. of urinals         2,18,806        two nos.     lodging house    2000    using
  at lions gate and                              of  urinals    fund ,puri                  building                 south gate                                   lions gate                                   centre                                                       and south                                   materials
                                                        gate    

13. Illumination of
   chandrabhaga              3,25,000             5 nos.   under IDSMT.
     beach                                                          Govt. of India

   On-Going  Projects :

          Besides the work completed above , some development schemes  are under progress . The details are given in the table below:

sl.no.    Name of      No. of    Total           founded        present              remarks
         the scheme   units      Estimated      by             position
                                         cost    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1         2                 3              4               5                 6                     7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1  Const.of Sikshaya    One     80 lakhs     KVS,Delhi     Plan,estimate      -
   Sadan of Kendriya                                               submitted to
   Vidyalaya at Puri                                                 KVS,Delhi

2  Site and services   as per          -          HUDCO      Land aliena-    Govt.of India
   scheme at Konark   proposed                 Govt.of      tion under      under Integrated
   over 5 acres of     planning                   India.       progress.       Dev.for small&
   Land.                                                                                   medium tours(IDSMT)
                                                                                             programme.

3  Const.of Commercial  -do-     100 lakhs   Under       Plan,design         Interested
   complex over O.80                              HUDCO         under              entrepremeurs
   Acres of land at                                   Asst.        progress.
   Konark.


4. Street side show-    One      201 lakhs   Govt.of       Land aquisition  Will started soon
   pping at Puri.                                     India under   under progress.  after availability
                                                            IDSMT                                   of   land
                                                          programme.

5. Tourist House          One     -              Govt.of        Land alienation   Will be started
   Complex at Banki                               India under    under progress.   after available
   Muhana,Puri.                                     IDSMT                                  of land.
                                                        programme. 

6. Const.of Heritage    One   77 lakhs      Funded by      Work wall start     Work will start
   Gate and Develop-                             Tourism        after receving         after ASI
   ment of Atharanala.                           Deptt.Govt     the clearance         clearance.
                                                         of India.         of ASI.



7  Composite Housing    One               Self finance        Land alienation
   at Banki Muhan,Puri.                         scheme.         under progress.


8. Improvement of Puri
   Sri Jagannath Temple

    a)    Ananda Bazar            One       83 lakhs         Ministry
    b)    Koili Baikuntha           -do-       15 lakhs         Urban Dev.
    c)    Jagamohan              -do-       do lakhs       Govt. of India
    d)    Saraghara                -do-        43 lakhs
    e)    Rosha Ghara             -do-       80 lakhs
    f)     PUri Ghara                -do-       5 lakhs
    g)    Meghanada Pacheri   -do-       68 lakhs              - do-
    h)    Illumination in
        and arround Jagannath  -do-       25 lakhs
           Temple.
    i)    Observation               -do-      40 lakhs
          Tower.

9. Improvement of Sri Gundicha Temple.

     a) Saraghara                  One       20   Lakhs  |
     b) Rosaghara                   -do-      2.O  lakhs  | 34 lakhs  do
     c) Bhogamandap             -do-      30.O lakhs  |


10. Renovation of Holy Tanks.

     a) Holy Tanks.              One      307 lakhs

11. Development of Seabeach            50 lakhs   |
                                               |
b) Jetty                    One      1500 lakhs  |  1680 lakhs
                                               |
c) Illumination of          -do-        50 lakhs   |
   Sea-beach
d) Development of
   Gandhighat               -do-       80 lakhs


12.Development of           -do-     6631 lakhs       -do-
   Roads.

13 Drainage System

a) Grand Road               -do-       550 lakhs      -do-
b) Ganamala Sahi            -do-        50 lakhs      -do-
c) Sea-Beach                -do-       100 lakhs      -do-

14 Development of Other
   Amenities.

a) Town hall                -do-        40 lakhs      -do-
b) Bus Terminal             -do-       726 lakhs      -do-
c) Stadium                  -do-      3401 lakhs      -do-

15 Const.of solid           -do-        15 lakhs      -do-
   waste treatment
   plant

16  Development of
       Konark Areas
a)       Chandrabhaga              -do-       55 lakhs  |
   Sea-beach.                                     |
                                                |
b) Chandrabhaga              -do-       60 lakhs  |
   Holy River                                     |
c) Ramachandin Temple      -do-       60 lakhs  |
d) Sun Musieum               -do-       11 lakhs  |
e) Solar Observation                              |       -do-
   System                    -do-       40 lakhs  |
f) Aquarium and                                   |
   picinic spot              -do-       60 lakhs  |

Building Centre

        As  a part of national net-work under building centre movement,a building   centre at Puri has been functioning since 1994 under PKDA,Puri.The Building  centre is presently wotking over 2.00acres of Govt. land near Sidhamahavir  Housing Scheme,Talabanbia,Puri.The Collector,Puri and  the Secretary,P.K.D.A.  are working as chairman and officein-charge,Building Centre,Purirespectively. The centre was initially started functioning with the financial assistance of HUDCO and KFW grant of German Govt.Skill up-gradation and training to the artisonson use of  cost effective building technology and employment   generationthrough construction work etc.are the major objective of the  Building
Centre.The Authority has also completed some bulidings using the cost effective
buliding materials which has been depicted in the table above.Besides the construction work,about 100 nos of major have been imparted training in the centre with the aim to defuse this technology in different areas.The centre is now producing materials like solid concrete block,hollow concrete block,R.C.C.     plank,P.P.joist.In addition to this,three  types of roofing meterials are also produced like LPeon P.P.joist & plank  and Ferro channel.It is also manufacturing  Ferro Cement door and windows as substitute of the woden doors and windows.