Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated a slew of projects and laid foundation stones for several others at Khaira, Baleswar town and Bhograi.
Addressing public meetings at Khaira and Bhograi, the Chief Minister said that the State Government is taking all pro-people measures for development of the State.
A woman, aged about 30 years, hurled two eggs, one after another, aiming towards the meeting pandal while Patnaik was addressing a gathering during inauguration of the Talseri Beach Festival under the Bhograi area.
However, the eggs didn’t hit Patnaik as they fell about 6-8 feet short of the dais.
The woman was overpowered by the security personnel. She has been identified as Rajeswari alias Mita Kamila, a resident of Barabatia Bhograi and is stated to be a BJP activist. The police were interrogating her, said sources.
Earlier in the day, police had detained 69 activists, including 48 of the BJP and the rest of the Congress, before Patnaik’s arrival in Baleswar.
later when the Chief Minister arrived, the BJP activists, though tried to show black flags, were prevented by the security personnel.
After departure of Patnaik, some BJP women activists sprinkled Ganges water and broom the streets to purify the area, as they said.
The projects for which foundation stones were laid at Khaira are 13.75- km Markona-Gandibed-Oupada road of estimated cost of Rs 25 crore, Biju Setu on the Kansabansha river of Rs 6.3 crore, pipe water supply at Kalamachua of Rs 1.2 lakh.
In Baleswar Town, Patnaik unveiled a life size statue of Biju Patnaik at OT Road and inaugurated the expanded road between the railway station and church worth constructed at Rs 3.4 crore, 50 bedded sports hostel worth of Rs 1.42 crore, a 100-bedded hostel for SC, ST students of the FM College worth of Rs 1.73 crore.
The projects for which the foundation stones were laid include bridge over Dubdubi nallah (Rs 5.08 crore), pipe water supply (Rs 85 lakh), rail over bridge near Sobharampur level crossing (Rs 52 crore), development of park at Chandmari Padia (Rs 33 lakh ), a park at Kalyan Nagar (Rs 34 lakh) and renovation of a park at Gudipada (Rs 38 lakh).
In Bhograi, he inaugurated as many as 13 projects and laid foundation stones for 11 projects besides inaugurating the beach festival.