The Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC) projects have been fast-tracked with Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy taking a sector-wise review of the programmes in a Board of Directors’ meeting held on digital mode from the Lokseba Bhawan here on Wednesday.
OMBADC CEO Uma Nanduri presented the updates and outlined the issues for discussion.The Chief Secretary directed the implementing departments to complete the CAMPA projects within the scheduled time. He laid emphasis on expeditious implementation of livelihood, drinking water and health sector projects.
Tripathy directed the department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment to build up a mega nursery for all verities of horticultural plants.
It was decided that the Skill Development and Technical Education Department would set up innovative skill development centers in the OMBADC area.
Nanduri informed that so far projects worth Rs 1,080.92 crore in priority sectors like housing, drinking water, skill development and forestry have been sanctioned under Phase-I fund of the OMBADC.4 The major projects include construction of 29,829 dwelling houses, 215 small pipe water supply projects, three mega pipe water supply projects and distribution of 9.8 lakh seedlings for urban plantation.
Similarly, the projects worth Rs12,118 crore were sanctioned under Phase-II ( compensation money) for sectors like drinking water supply, education, skill development, health infrastructure, child development, water harvesting and soil and moisture conservation etc.
So fare, more than 95% (28,500) of the dwelling houses and 93% ( 199) of the drinking water projects have been completed.“So far, Rs 2,085 crore have been released against Phase-II projects.