5T Secretary VK Pandian, on the second day of his visit to Gajapati district on Wednesday, reviewed the progress of the Chheligada Irrigation Project in R Udaygiri .
Pandian v advised officials to start the work immediately. He also met locals who were displaced due to the project and heard their grievances.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 936.63 crore. A 1,280-metre-long tunnel has been dug for the project through which Ganjam district would also receive water.
Pandian also reviewed the bus-stand work at Gumma and suggested raising the quality of its work. He spoke to the Mission Shakti SHG members present there and praised their work. Later, he visited a 5T Transformed High School in Gumma and interacted with students and teachers.
He reviewed the Parlakhemundi Bypass Road project taken up at a cost of Rs 40 crore and a new town hall under construction.
In the afternoon, he had a discussion with officials of the Ramsagar and Krishnasagar minor irrigation projects. He said steps would be taken to provide more facilities to the farmers of the irrigated areas.
Rs 10 crore will be spent for the restoration and beautification of Ramsagar. A DPR would be prepared within 15 days. Similarly, restoration of Krishna Sagar in Gosani Nuagaon block would be done at a cost of Rs 15 crore.
