Bhubaneswar, Jan. 3 -- The Odisha government has taken steps towards expeditious completion of the mega New City master plan on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in joint coordination of State's urban development agencies and Surbana Jurong Infrastructure PTE Limited, a Singaporean infra company, officials said today.

It's pertinent to note here that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on January 17 last year between the Bhubaneswar Development Authority and Surbana Jurong Infrastructure PTE Limited, during the State Visit of the President of Singapore to India.

The draft scope of services for preparation of the New City Master Plan was finalised. The proposal for development of the New City over an area of approximately 800 acres, ...