Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday dedicated another 100 pipe water supply projects, eight Aahar centres in the State and also inaugurated city bus service for undivided Koraput district through videoconferencing at a function at the State Secretariat here.
The projects were unveiled as part of the birth centenary celebrations of Biju Patnaik and the 80th year of the State’s formation.
The additional 100 water supply projects built at a cost of Rs 30.71 crore would benefit the people of 46 urban local bodies (UlBs) and four municipal corporations.
“This reflects my Government’s commitment for development of urban infrastructure and inclusive growth of the urban areas of our State,” said Patnaik. The new eight Aahar centres were opened at Nilgiri Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH) premises in Baleswar, near Kamakhyanagar SDH in Dhenkanal, at Chandikhol Chhak in Jajpur, at Bypass Chhak near Pattamundai in Kendrapada, at the Court premises in Anandpur of Keonjhar district, near the new bus stand at Karanjia and in front of the Udala block office in Mayurbhanj and at new hospital premises at Konark in Puri.
Besides, the CM also dedicated city bus service for Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabeda cluster in the undivided Koraput district.
This city bus service would be managed by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) namely Jeypore, Koraput Sunabeda Urban Transport Trust (JKSUTT).
In the first phase, the JKSUTT would operate 20 city buses at a cost of Rs 5.20 crore connecting Koraput, Jeypore and Sunabeda which would benefit around two-lakh population. The notable feature of these city bus services is CCTV camera and public information system inside the bus.