Proposed Shamuka Beach Project, Sipasarubali Village, Puri District, Odisha

Brief Summary

The State of Odisha is an attractive treasure house of cultures and customs, religions and traditions, languages and literature, art and architecture, scenic beauty and wildlife. Endowed with rich cultural heritage and bestowed with bounties of nature, Odisha is a fascinating state with majestic monuments, beautiful beaches, luxuriant forests, wildlife, handicrafts etc. In its long history spanning over several centuries, the region of modern Odisha is today one of the most popular with tourists visiting and within India has emerged as a popular and enchanting tourist destination.

Puri, is the most important destination of tourist activities in the State of Odisha. Lord Jagannath Temple and Rath Yatra festival draw almost more than 35% of the tourists visiting the state. Golden triangle of Bhuvaneswar- Konark – Puri attracts 80% of the tourists visiting the state. Tourists currently visiting consist mainly of domestic pilgrims. A strong religious tourism base exists here, and has restricted the growth of other tourism related activities.

Twin objectives of providing new tourism products and unlocking the destination would offer the tourists an opportunity to feel and experience the rich culture, indigenous art & craft, customs and traditions of Odisha, the Government of Odisha has decided to develop the Shamuka beach area near Puri. It is envisaged to tap the requirements following huge corporate and industrial investments planned within the state. Thus Shamuka Beach area, 8Km to the South of Puri Town has been identified for the purpose.

The Project includes Convention center, social infrastructure, Housing Gurukul, hospitality institute, street bazar, art & craft museum, condominium villas, public parks, golf courses & hotels. Based on various national as well as international cases, a broad activity structure for Shamuka was developed. The identified activities were further shaped up after a series of discussion with the Govt. of Odisha (GoO) – Department of Tourism (DoT) officials and feedbacks from the probable investors. The table below summarises the various activities proposed for Shamuka beach. Heritage town with Main Street, golf course, water sports, Phase II will include Health & wellness tourism focus and Phase III with High end villas & second homes.

The Final Master plan perceives the area to develop into a prime destination, a jewel in Odisha’s tourism sector. The plan translates this into space through interlinked, yet defined activity sectors. The possible set of tourism products for development at Shamuka Beach include 5 / 4 Star Hotels, Resorts, Convention Centre, Golf Course, Exhibition Complex, Eco Parks etc. These are accommodated within the master plan with various components of the plan surrounding the Golf course on all four sides, reflecting a “Necklace” kind of development – A true Jewel.

All the various components of development surround the Golf Course on the remaining three sides. To its north and at the very entrance is a 24.22 Acre International Convention Centre with a dedicated hotel and adjoining hospitality institute of 17.87 acres. Additional hotel plots are carved out alongside that would

Proposed Shamuka Beach Project, Sipasarubali Village, Puri District, Odisha take care of future demands as the footfall increases. On the northwest corner of the site, 15.91 Acres are dedicated for social infrastructure and housing for the staff workers in the hotels and other facilities.

A Shamuka Village inspired by vernacular style of architecture will showcase the best of Odisha’s cultural, artistic and performing traditions. The village will have a Craft Museum, workshops for artists and craftsmen, a performing arts centre, Gurukul for music and the performing arts. It will be a sort of daily micro destination for the tourists to spend idle time and evenings to get a glimpse of panoramic.

The “main street” will have a shopping mall, restaurants, bars, food courts, shops and showrooms. River front will have a 33.14 acre “Riverdale” project with villas and condominiums.

The location of the site, at the confluence of river Mangala and Bay of Bengal are generally associated with certain constraints pertaining to infrastructure provisions and demands special attention. Therefore, the proposed site infrastructure facilities for the project reflect the distinct Geography and connectivity. Preliminary cost estimates has also been prepared for both on site and off site infrastructure components.

For the estimation of infrastructure cost, the following components have been considered:

A. On-site infrastructure B. Off-site infrastructure  Road  Supply of power from main grid up to site boundary  Water supply  Construction of Puri by-pass  Sewerage  Surface water intake and raw water main from upstream  Storm water drainage water reservoir.  Solid waste  Power supply