Suggestions invited on plan to merge 15 villages with BDA

The State government has proposed to include 15 revenue villages in the jurisdiction of Berhampur Development Area. In a notification issued here on Monday, Housing and Urban Development Authority invited suggestions and objections to the proposal within 30 days. These villages have been drawn from three tehesils such as Berhampur, Kanisi and Chhatrapur. These villages include Shitalapalli and Luhajhar under Luhajhar gram panchayat, Badakusasthtali and Badagumula under Badakusasthtali GP, Jadankoli and Satakutani under Satakutani GP, Phulta under Phulta GP, Ralaba and Rangipur under Rangipur GP, Madanmohanpur under Baghalati GP, Kanisi under Kanisi GP, Ankusapur under Ankusapur GP, Golabandha under Golabandha GP, Baxipalli under Baxipalli GP and Srirampur under Bhikaripalli GP.

Berhampur Development Area was declared in 1993. Berhampur, which is considered gateway to South Orissa, has been a major trade centre. Of late the State government is trying to infuse planning into the old city by putting Comprehensive Development Plan in place. The city has also been identified to be developed into regional centre for IT-enabled modern activities. The city is currently growing in the northeast direction along the NH-217 and NH 5 and set to become greater Berhampur with inclusion of Gopalpur and Chatrapur area. The HUD department asked citizens to register their objections and suggestions with regard to the proposal for inclusion of additional areas in the development area of Berhampur Development Authority with full name and address.

Source: The Hindu