COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Puri District

Comprehensive Development Plan – PKDA 2031Puri MunicipalityPuri Municipality was established in the year 1881. After independence, Odisha Municipal Act (1950) wasenacted and the city administration was vested with Puri municipality and represented by a chairperson andcouncilors elected by the people.Puri municipality has an elected council comprising of elected representatives of each of the 30 wards thatfall within the Puri municipalitylimits. The council is headed by a chairperson who is elected by the councilors.Konark NAC:The Konark Notified Area Council has a jurisdiction of 13 NAC wards. It comprises of 7 mouzas with anapproximate area of 35.09sq km homing to population of 16979 as per 2001 census information.2.2.2 Constituents of PKDAThe PKDA area comprises of the Puri Municipal limits, Konark NAC area and 131 number of Revenue villageswith adjoining rural areas, have a population of about 4.96 lakhs (according to the 2001 census) andstretches over an area of 296.34 sq.km.Major development has been found in the Puri development area and Konark NAC and few scattered regionsof Proposed SIZ area. The rest of PKDA is basically covered with forests of different types and coastallowlands. The details of each block in the study area are given in the below table:Table 2.1 Details of PKDA constituentsDevelopment Area No. of Mouza Area (Sqkm) PopulationPuri Area (Puri Town + Puri50 64.10 172717Sadar)Konark Area 07 34.93 16979Block-A 21 100.24 17238Block-B 14 34.36 6872Proposed SIZ 39 62.70 75244Total 131 296.34 2890502.2.2.1 Puri Development Area:Source: Census-2001, CEPT AnalysisThe Puri development area comprises of 50 mouzas which includes areas under Puri Municipal limits and thePuri Sadar area. It stretches over an area of 64.12 sq km.Map 2.1: PKDA Region and Its ConstituentsSource: PKDACEPT, Ahmedabad 12