Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) announced on Friday that the Ekamra Residency project will be launched soon.
The decision was taken at 151st Authority Meeting of BDA, convened under the chairmanship of Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, Minister for Housing & Urban Development and Public Enterprises and Chairman of the BDA.
The meeting was attended by BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Jatni Municipality Chairman Ananta Behera, H&UD Principal Secretary Usha Padhee, RDC (Central Division) Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana and other senior officials of BDA.
Ekamra Residency, one of BDA’s major housing projects, is located in the rapidly-developing Subudhipur locality. Designed to offer mod
ern, aesthetically-pleasing living spaces with contemporary architecture, the project is spread across 7.36 acres.
There will be 416 two-bedroom and 288 three-bedroom apartments across three towers rising B+G+12 floors.
“The modalities of house allotment will be finalised soon. These projects will fulfil the ambition of people having their own home in the state Capital. The construction of houses in the project has already been completed,” said Krushna Mahapatra.
The housing project includes a community hall, rooftop swimming pool, walking track, commercial areas, children’s play zone, fitness centre, solar panel zone and well-landscaped open spaces.
There will also be a 100-feet approach road and ample basement parking provisions for residents and visitors.
The Authority Meeting of BDA also discussed and approved several key proposals such as the development of CDP road from Sani Temple, Niladri Vihar to DAV School Road, Sailashree Vihar, construction of a 45-metre CDP road connecting Guru Kelu Charan Park Square to Patia Railway Station, and the CDP road linking Nuagaon-Kateni Road to the road passing through TP-08.