Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The state government has designed a 'New City Development' scheme for Bhubaneswar.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi revealed this while tabling the Budget proposal for 2025-26 fiscal in the Assembly today.

The state government has allocated Rs 200 crore for this purpose in the State Budget 2025-26.

The scheme has been designed to develop 322 hectares of land initially. Subsequently, the project would be scaled up to 3,600 hectares with focus on service industry, Information Technology (IT) and Research and Development, said the Chief Minister.

According to Majhi, the state government has conceptualized a comprehensive road decongestion plan for the capital city.

The plan has been conceptualized to ease traffi...