Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during his one-day visit to Ganjam district, inaugurated the Shankar Eye Hospital at Samarjhola under Hinjilikatu block in Ganjam district on Saturday.
Built at Rs42.5 crore by the Tata Steel Projects, the eye hospital would provide modern eye treatment facility to people of the State in general and Ganjam in particular. People from rural areas can avail free eye treatment service at the hospital. Among others, Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabysachi Nayak, Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi and Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshri Arukh were present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated pipe water supply projects at Mahirkana under Sheragada block, Shilapapalli under Hinjilikatu and Sunadei under Rangeilunda block developed at Rs47.06 lakh, Rs36.48 lakh and Rs61.96 lakh, respectively.
Besides, Patnaik also laid foundation stones for the State’s first Biju Patnaik Adarsh Vidyalaya at Palur Hills under Rangeilund and Ghatakeswar multipurpose irrigation project on Ghadaka river at Kankia under Kukudakhandi tehsil. The irrigation project to be built at an estimated
cost of Rs119 crore would provide irrigation facilities to 500 hectares of land of eight villages and supply drinking water to 35,000 villagers. The Adarsh Vidyalaya would provide education in CBSE pattern to students from Class-VI to Class- XII.
Among others, MP Siddhant Mohapatra and MlA Ramesh Chandra Chaupatnaik were present.