Thirty six important projects worth Rs 19,800 crore are being implemented by the Orissa government under the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.
These projects are in the field of new ports, roads, integrated commercial complex, ITIs, tourism projects, integrated residential complex, bus terminals, info park and multi product SEZs among others.
According to state planning and co-ordination minister Duryodhan Majhi, the important projects taken up for development in PPP mode include Rs 3500 crore Shamuka Beach Project, Rs 562 crore Bhubaneswar-Puri road, Rs 304 crore Capital Region Ring Road project, Rs 493 crore integrated residential township at Suango and Ranasinghapur, International Convention Centre at Bhubaneswar (Rs 480 crore), Rs 2469 crore Dhamra port and Rs 1700 crore Gopalpur port.
Besides, the Rs 594.34 crore Haridaspur-Paradeep broad gauge rail link, Rs 2000 crore Kirtania port and Rs 712 crore multi-product SEZ at Paradip are being set up in the PPP mode.
The minister said, the Empowered Committee on Infrastructure (ECI) has cleared the proposal for appointment of consultant to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) for the Capital Region Ring Road Project (CRRR). Similarly, the committee has cleared the proposal for the feasibility study of the Bhubaneswar-Paradip road with revised concept.
While 11 firms are shortlisted after the Request for Qualification (RFQ) for setting up 4/5 five star hotels in the Shamuka Beach near Puri, ECI has cleared the issue of Request for Proposal (RFP) for this project.
The proposal for developing an integrated residential township at Suanga and Ranasinghapur near Bhubaneswar has been placed before the government for approval. Besides, ECI has cleared the 4 -laning of Sambalpur-Rourkela road to seek the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) assistance from the department of economic affairs (DEA).
The other on-going projects include Rs 68 crore Palasapanga- Bamberi road, Gopalpur port, Dhamra Port, Rs 480 crore international convention centre at Bhubaneswar, Rs 146 crore IT and Corporate Tower (Bhubaneswar), Rs 500 crore Info Park (Bhubaneswar), Rs 35.67 crore Knowledge park, Rs 352 crore SEZ-BPO at Mancheswar, Rs 76 crore Commercial and IT Complex at Rourkela, he added.
