Berhampur to have a City Commercial Centre soon

Berhampur will soon have a City Commercial Centre at Ambapua road near Gopalpur junction. The centre will comprise of several commercial buildings. Its construction will be done by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation.

According to BDA Secretary Dipti Mahapatra, “The design of the City Commercial Centre is ready and we will send it for approval from the government. After it is approved, we will start working on it.”

BDA has planned to make the City Commercial Centre on a land of 12 acres. It will be a multi-storied marketing centre with offices, multiplex and a shopping mall inside it. The mall is designed to be constructed on a land of five acres.

“We have not yet fixed the budget for the project. But we will make it on Public Private Partnership mode once we get the approval,” informed Secretary.

On one hand the BDA is planning to start new projects in Berhampur, the authority has still not been able to complete the old projects. BDA had started a housing project called Vivek Vihar on Ambapua road in 2009. However, the beneficiaries went to the High Court against the delay in project. Asked on the matter the Secretary said, “The matter is subjudic. So we can’t start work there and even no depositor has deposited the full amount yet.”

Similarly, the BDA has planned to make ring roads for greater Berhampur. Commenting on the matter Mahapatra said, “It is already approved by the state government but the funds have not been sanctioned yet. After we get the funds, firstly, we will start the land acquisition procedure.”