During its visit to Jharsuguda recently, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Odisha Assembly reviewed mining activities, environmental pollution, plantation, forest and other ongoing welfare projects in the district.
Committee Chairman MlA Naba Kishore Das and Member Debasis Samantaray discussed with departmental officials on all these issues and advised to expedite the welfare projects in the district.
The Pollution Control Board officials were directed to take steps to check environmental pollution in the district. likewise, forest officials were told to give utmost priority to plantation on large scale.
Das further said that the State Government would be moved to create corpus fund for payment of compensation to those killed by elephants.
The officials were told to expedite distribution of forest land records to the beneficiaries on priority. later, during visit to the airport, the committee suggested the authorities to complete the pending works.
The forest officials were advised to give emphasis for plantation of flowers saplings in large numbers.
ADM Trilochan Majhi, DFO Susant Kumar, DRDA PD Satyanarayan Das were present during discussion among others. later, the committee members visited the Ib Thermal Power Station of OPGC and reviewed the power production and other affairs of the plant.