Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday approved Rs 30.58 crore for modern library in memory of freedom fighter Biswanath Pandit at Badambadi in Odisha’s Cuttack city.
According to a CMO release, the stilt plus 3-floor library will have a 100 capacity auditorium, cafeteria, ample parking area apart from a wide stock of books and a conducive environment for learning.
In June, Cuttack mayor Subhash Singh told the media that the Cuttack Municipal Corporation has identified more than three acres of land at Angul bus stand in Badambadi area to build the three-storey, state-of-the-art library.
Started in 1981 at Saheed Bhawan and later shifted to a new building at Khannagar in 1998, Biswanath Pandit Library has been the desired destination for book lovers and researchers alike. People from nearby areas also visited the library for its extensive collection of books. The library was later shifted to the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) near Judicial Academy due to construction of Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal.
Notably, locals had apprised Secretary (5T) V K Pandian, during his visit to Cuttack, about the immediate need of the library, and its proximity to the bus stand for the benefit of people coming from nearby villages and towns.