Bhubaneswar’s proposed New City master plan to be prepared within nine months

BHUBANESWAR: The Housing and Urban Development department on Friday conducted a stakeholder consultation meeting for preparing the master plan of the proposed New City near the capital, which is expected to be completed in the next nine months.

Additional chief secretary of Housing and Urban Development department Usha Padhee, who chaired the meeting, said the master plan is being prepared by Surbana Jurong Infrastructure Private Ltd (SJI), Singapore, while a market feasibility study for the urban development project has already been conducted with the assistance of global consultancy firm JLL.