Orissa HC seeks update on pending government approval for vital drain projects in Cuttack

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to inform about the status of the Rs 320 crore project being undertaken for repair and renovation of branch storm water channels and Rs 32 crore project to prevent unchecked discharge of effluents from drains into the Taladanda Canal in Cuttack city. The court sought the status reports from the government after Cuttack Municipal Corporation city engineer Atanu Kumar Samanta stated that so far as repair and cleaning of wall of branch drain from Jhola Sahi to Seminary Square and Old Rousapatna to New Rousapatna where the branch drain touches the box drain, detailed project report has been submitted to the government for renovation of all five branch storm water channels. Samanta appearing through virtual mode stated that the project cost of the five BSWCs is Rs 320 crore and was submitted to the government on August 21, 2024. “Similarly, another DPR has been submitted to the government for construction of drains to stop the flow of drain water to Taladanda Canal and the project cost is Rs 32 crore and it was submitted to the government on August 23, 2024,” Samanta stated.