Work on the Ekamra Khsetra is likely to commence soon. The State has already floated tender to implement the project, soon after it received clearances from the National Monuments Authority.
The tender for the phase-I of the work will open soon, most likely in November 2022. The phase-I of the project involves, construction of a 2.8 km long four-lane road from Badhei Banka Chhack to Rath Road which will serve as the outer access road for the project. The phase-I of the project will incur Rs 126 crore expenditure.
Under this phase, construction of Lingaraj Entry plaza, Ananta Basudev plaza, Bhajan Mandap, Heritage Park and Kedar Gouri plaza will be undertaken. This will also include, installation of hydraulic bollards on Bindu Sagar road from Chari Chhack to Uttareswar Ghat road to stop vehicular movement on the stretch. Complete pedestrianisation of the Bindu Sagar road stretch (Kotithirtheswar lane-Sital Sasthi-Taleswar Chhack-Kedar Gauri temple stretch) is also being planned.
