The open space across the City are set to be beautified under the Open Space Management Plan proposed by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA).

According to the proposal, the burial ground in Bomikhal will be the first open space that the BDA will renovate.

“The burial ground occupies more than one acre of land. Our architects have already visited the site and the plan for its renovation is in preparatory stage,” said BDA planning member Pitabasa Sahoo.

The project to be executed in public private partnership (PPP) mode will be completed within a week, he added.

The encroachment of free space will be targeted for renovation on a priority basis. “Residents should come forward and help BDA by informing about the open space inside the City limits so that a database can be prepared,” said Sahoo.

 He also added that the architects under BDA will prepare the planning for the open space voluntarily.

The proposal floated by BDA will be put forth at the City Management Group (CMG) meeting.

The eventual execution of the plan will require inter-departmental consensus in future.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Commissionerate Police and other departments will work in tandem so that the plan can be materialised.