Bhubaneswar: Following several meetings with city denizens, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has sent 20 suggestions to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the development and beautification of the Odisha capital.
The list includes Metro Train System covering Bhubaneswar-Jatni-Khurda-Cuttack-Choudwar, the world heritage tag for Khandagiri and holding college elections. She has urged the state government to consider these suggestions and take appropriate steps in this regard.
THE SUGGESTIONS
- Renovation of existing water ponds within the city and rural areas of my constituency
- Removal of encroachments from walking tracks and taking care of stray animals
- Khandagiri needs to be declared a ‘World Heritage Site’. Light & Sound System should be restarted at Khandagiri
- Maintenance of statues of eminent personalities of our state in the city and beyond should be looked into
- All overhead electric wires may be made underground. This will give a beautiful and clean look to the city
- Public toilets with proper maintenance systems at Exhibition Ground, Unit-3 and Janata Maidan
- Law and order maintenance in Bhubaneswar has become an issue of late. The security of women and senior citizens should be given top priority
- Some residents express
ed their desire for ‘Smruti Stambha’ of King Kharavel and King Kapilendra Deva in Bhubaneswar. A museum depicting the life and works of King Kharavel should also be contemplated. - All desired support should be given to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for speedy grounding of Capital Region Ring Road construction work
- Colony Parks with open gyms, wherever possible, should come up in all the left-out colonies in the city
- A comprehensive drainage master plan should be done at the earliest and all steps should be taken for mobilisation of resources and subsequent execution. There are many areas which get badly inundated with moderate showers
- Removal of liquor shops from residential areas
- Wall paintings on Odisha art and culture should be contemplated under the Khandagiri flyover area with lighting arrangement
- Development of the waterbody as a water park in 7.0 acres of fallow land near Bhubaneswar Airport
- A world-class recreation centre can be conceptualized in Bhubaneswar
- College elections should take place. We need to cultivate and encourage leadership among the young population
- Metro Train System covering Bhubaneswar – Jatni – Khurda – Cuttack – Choudwar should be immediately worked upon in consultation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- As in many places within India & beyond, rooftop solar systems should be contemplated for Bhubaneswar too
- Rest sheds should be constructed for labourers who gather at different places in Bhubaneswar
- Government and private parking systems should be streamlined in such a manner that people do not face inconvenience