Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated distribution of smart health cards under the Biju Swasthy Kalyan Yojana for Bargarh district at Bijepur.
The CM also dedicated 71 transformed schools under the 5T scheme and laid foundation for various projects worth Rs 300 crore.
Addressing the gathering, Patnaik said various works worth Rs 2,500 crore are underway in the district.
The much-awaited Gangadhar Meher lift irrigation project at a cost of Rs 2,090 crore would be completed by September 2023. As many as 3.64 lakh people be benefitted under the scheme.
Praising the farmers and weavers of the district, the Chief Minister said Bargarh is the sacred land of Mother Lakshmi and the rice bowl of Odisha. The district has gifted Sambalpuri saree to the world.
Protesting against the CM’s visit to the district by raising the Mamita Meher murder case, BJP and the Congress workers threw eggs at the vehicles of Ministers Naba Kisore Das and Tukuni Sahu and were arrested by police.