Dams in Odisha to remodel into vacationer hotspots

Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The iconic dams, reservoirs and water our bodies will quickly be reworked into buzzing leisure areas with the State authorities deciding to offer their periphery a whole makeover – replete with landscaping, beautification, amusement avenues in addition to infotainment zones.

Odisha has a lot of main, medium reservoirs and iconic dams. The adjoining space of the water our bodies are all the time a spot of attraction for the general public because of the panoramic pure view and scope for recreation.

The Water Resources division has formulated the brand new scheme Periphery Development of Reservoirs and Water Bodies with an outlay of Rs 50 crore for a interval of three years. The State has 163 giant dams and initially the periphery areas of 18 dams and reservoirs will probably be developed. The division has deliberate to spend Rs 5 crore this 12 months and Rs 27 crore in 2023 and Rs 18 crore in 2024.

Under the scheme, the areas adjoining to the water our bodies will probably be developed for leisure actions and picnic spots. Museum-cum-activity centres and interpretation centres may also be arrange on the neighborhood of water our bodies.Additional Chief Secretary of the division Anu Garg mentioned the areas near the dams will probably be developed as locations of studying and recreation with boating and tenting amenities.

“The large dams in the State are engineering marvels. Once the periphery areas are developed with museums, interpretation centres having regular audio visual shows and guided tours, those can be used as places of learning apart from the pleasure trips,” she mentioned.

After fundamental improvement of the periphery areas, some essential spots of vacationer significance will probably be handed over to the Tourism division for additional improvement, addition of additional amusement themes and upkeep.

A district-level periphery improvement of reservoirs and water our bodies committee will probably be shaped underneath the chairmanship of  the Collector within the districts the place the dam neighborhood will probably be developed. The committee will resolve the dams to be undertaken within the respective districts. The dams with correct street connectivity and getting extra footfalls will probably be taken up for improvement within the first part.