Marine Drive Eco-Retreat Festival, Konark -2019

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 Marine Drive
Eco-Retreat Festival, Konark -2019

A Project – Loss
to State  Exchequer

Amusement  and fun at 
the  cost  of the State 
exchequer

  Marine   Drive
Eco-Retreat  Festival-2019 , a fun  & Fest Event  at Konark / Chandrabhaga   similar 
to event  organized  at Ranna Utsav, Gujurat  and Sarangakheda Chetak  Festival, Maharastra  was  organized
    by 
Toursin Department, Govt. of Odisha 
from 14th  December,
2019  to 31st January, 20. This
 programme  was 
inaugurated  by Chief Minister  and a lot 
of media  propaganda  was  organized
 to highlight  the 
festival.

 Out
of curiosity  to know  details 
of  information about  this 
Marine  Festival, RTI  Application was  filed 
to the PIO, dept. of  Tourism ,
Govt. of Odisha seeking  information about
details of  project  conceptualized ,  selection of Event  Management 
Company , fund sanctioned  and
revenue  generated etc.

The
information provided  by the PIO dt.
27.2.20 and 24.6.20  is  as follows.

 1.     
M/S  Lallooji & Sons  was 
selected  as  Event 
Mangement  Company  for  organizing
Marine   Drive Eco-Retreat  Festival-2019 at  Konark.

2.     
The
negotiated  price  for the mandatory  components , quoted by the bidder M/S Lallooji
& Sons  is  Rs. 4,52,20,725.00.

Sl.No

Description  of Work mandatory  Component

Total Amount  quoted

1

Dance
& Music Festival

2,37,08,520.00

2

Food
Festival

86,66,955.00

3

Luxury
Tented Accommodation

1,28,45,250.00

 

Total

4,52,20,725.00

 3.         The 
details of  fund  sanctioned 
by the Dept.  for  this event 
is as follows.

Sl.No

Particular

Amount
as per RFP

Amount
as per Executed Qty

Admissible
Amount  for Time Extension

Total
amount

1

Dance, Art & Music , flea Market

2,39,48,000/-

2,68,11,600/-

1,33,74,754/-

4,01,86,354/-

2

Tented Accommodation

1,29,75,000/-

1,39,10,000

90,15,667/-

2,29,25,667/-

3

Food Festival & Logistic

87,54,500/-

90,75,850/-

57,23,070/-

1,26,67,000/-

4

Unique 
component ( water  sports)

1,66,68,750/-

83,60,000/-

43,07,000/-

1,26,67,000/-

5

Extra item

 

1,02,07,868/-

28,18,135/-

1,30,26,003/-

6

Total

6,23,46,250/-

6,83,65,318/-

3,52,38,626/-

10,36,03,944/-

7

Sub-total= (1) + (2) + (3)

 

 

 

7,79,10,941/-

8

Less 
discount @ 1% on Sl. 1 to 3

 

 

 

7,79,109/-

9

Net Admissible  Amount = (6)-(8)

 

 

 

10,28,24,835/-

10

Net
Admissible  Amount  incl. GST @ 18% = (9) X 18%

 

 

 

12,13,33,305/-

 

4.   Total no. of 5614 tourists stayed in
the  rented  accommodation.  Only 6 
foreign  tourists  visited 
and  enjoyed  the 
festival.

5.  
 Total 
revenue  generated  from this marine Eco-retreat  is  Rs.
381.27  lakh

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date- 16.12.20