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Plan to allot houses on priority to urban poor lodged in transit houses in Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: To ensure timely allotment of units to urban poor in affordable housing projects, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have decided to collaborate with a focus on people staying in different transit houses in the city. A high-level meeting of the housing and urban development department was convened recently, where the decision was taken to ensure allotment of houses on a priority basis for beneficiaries staying in transit houses. BMC personnel shifted several people to the transit houses while BDA constructed affordable housing for them. Following the meeting, the department issued a notification mentioning the…

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Bhubaneswar civic body to set up three more ODA courts to resolve building plan disputes

BHUBANESWAR: For expedited disposal of disputes arising from building plan approvals under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits, three more Odisha Development Authority (ODA) courts will be set up under the civic body, where designated officers will hear and resolve cases. At present, there is only one ODA court that deals with thousands of minor and major disputes, creating a huge backlog. An estimated 7,000 disputes are pending for disposal, BMC officials said. The court is empowered under the ODA Act, 1982, to decide on the violation of building rules. Earlier, the court functioned under the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). It…