ORISSA: IT In Urban Development 

ORISSA: IT In Urban Development 



Bhubaneswar’s Development Authority has done away with middlemen entirely.

The Bhubanes-war Development

Authority (BDA) functions as a planning body for the development of the city

area. Different housing schemes, industrial parks and commercial areas are

planned by the BDA.

Along with the Bhubaneswar STPI,

BDA has set up a kiosk at its office to facilitate easy flow of information to

those interested in procuring land or space in the city. The city has been

mapped using GIS. This has helped the organization in planning and developing

the unused areas. It has also helped in improving traffic signals at important

junctions.

The most important development has been the

elimination of the middleman in the deals. It is now possible for an interested

customer to simply walk up to the kiosk and obtain all the information relating

to the present and proposed schemes for housing, commercial and industrial

projects. Besides the schemes, one can get information on the rates for each

scheme and the vacancies and procedures to be followed. This helps in

accomplishing the work faster while doing away with the hassles of following up

by trying to get a file moving in government departments.