BMC inks pact with IIT-Roorkee to prepare storm water management plan

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has inked an MoU with IIT-Roorkee to prepare a comprehensive storm water management plan and a detailed project report (DPR) to tackle issues of urban deluge and waterlogging in. Tips
Housing and Urban Development minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said the master plan will be prepared as a vision-2050 document for the city.

The Minister said the flood and storm water issue affecting people’s lives in the city during torrential rain has emerged as a major challenge for the government.
IIT-Kharagpur had carried out a drainage study of Bhubaneswar few years back and suggested the need for a greater master plan as the city is fast-expanding.
Mayor Sulochana Das said IIT-Roorkee will prepare the storm water master plan and DPR in a holistic manner to offer an integrated solution to stormwater management in the entire city covering approximately 256 sq km area, by next one year.
The institute will prepare a short-term plan along with a long-term master plan based on the data related to projected land use, population and the hydro-climatology up to 2040 as prescribed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Satellite map and advanced technology will be used by the institute for the purpose.