Odisha authorities’s Samaleswari temple scheme will get going as eviction begins

By Express News Service
SAMBALPUR:  The eviction drive to pave approach for beautification and redevelopment of Samaleswari temple started from Kamlibazar locality within the metropolis on Saturday.  Part of the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) scheme of the State authorities, the eviction noticed three quarters of the Forest division at Kamlibazar close to the temple demolished. 

More quarters of different departments of the State authorities too will likely be cleared within the coming days. Enforcement officer of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC), Subhankar Mohanty stated the federal government quarters close to the temple have been vacated earlier. “We have started the demolition of the quarters in the first phase and will proceed to other areas as per the plan. The area required for development of the temple will be cleared under the drive,” he stated. 

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, throughout his go to to the temple on January 21 final 12 months had introduced to develop it. On January 19 this 12 months, a crew of the State authorities visited the shrine once more to establish websites for enlargement and beautification of the shrine. 

The SAMALEI scheme will likely be carried out over 39 acre. As per the first survey, round 200 households will likely be affected by the mission. However, the federal government has assured an honest bundle to individuals who will likely be affected by the mission. Around Rs 250 crore will likely be spent on improvement of the shrine.

The redevelopment is more likely to fortify tourism right here. With the mission, the Samaleswari temple will bear redevelopment on the strains of Puri Jagannath temple and Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar. It will embody beautification and peripheral improvement of the temple and heritage hall. The temple may also get state-of-the-art facilities for pilgrims. 

On the opposite hand, the mission has emerged as a reason for concern for a whole bunch of households residing within the century-old slum at Ghunghutipara. The residents are primarily individuals of SC class who earn a residing by working as each day wage labourers. Though it has been deliberate to shift the residents to Durgapali, the slum dwellers have been protesting their eviction.