German-based consultancy GIZ will provide technical advice to the Berhampur Municipal Corporation for proper implementation of different infrastructure development projects.
The organization is one of the policy and planning advisers of the Union ministry of urban development. The ministry has asked the consultancy to provide technical support to two cities, Berhampur and Puri, said deputy commissioner, Berhampur civic body, Sangram Panda.
A four-member team of the GIZ on Friday discussed with the officials of the Berhampur Municipal Corporation about various Centre-sponsored projects being implemented in the city and visited several slum pockets.
The team members also discussed with the engineers of the Public Health Engineering Organization in the Silk City.
The agency will prepare a report on the requirements for infrastructure development of Berhampur and submit it to the ministry, Panda said.
The major projects being implemented in the city include the Rajiv Awas Yojana (272 crore), World Bank-aided Odisha Disaster Recovery Project (203 crore) and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme (60 crore).
Some other projects which are in the proposal stage include Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (28 crore), Janibili drinking water project (415 crore) and underground cabling, official sources said.
Most of these projects are being implemented in the post-Phailin period after the cyclonic storm on October 13, 2013, severely damaged the infrastructure of the city. The government has decided to make Berhampur a slum-free city and provide pucca houses to urban poor, the sources said.
TNN | Feb 21, 2016
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