While laying foundation for a 300-bed hospital over 10 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs42 crore with financial support of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) at Kalikanagar here on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said his Government is committed to give good governance and all types of services to people.
In a bid to provide best health services to people, Patnaik said, his Government is modernising hospitals and providing ambulance facilities with modern equipments to all districts. The 108 ambulance service has been introduced in 15 districts which would be extended to other districts, he added.
Patnaik also laid foundation for a mango hub in Dhenkanalto help develop horticulture in the State. He also said that the youths would get training in next five years to avail job in industries.
Minister of Agriculture Debi Prasad Mishra said the State produces 21.53 lakh tonnes of fruits, 95.15 lakh tonnes of vegetables and 4.77 lakh tonnes of spices annually. Mango crop is grown over 10,000 hectares of land in Dhenkanal district alone giving annual production 35,000 tonnes. As mangoes in Odisha ripe one month earlier than northern States, Odisha can get a better marketing option for the proposed mango hub.
He also said the State Government would set up a Dhenkanal Fruits and Vegetable Marketing Company limited for better marketing facility to the farming community. Out of Rs11 crore to be invested for the company, the Government would contribute Rs10 crore and the rest Rs1 crore to be collected from the farmers’ society.