Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid foundation stone for a mega piped water project at Charichaka of Krusna Prasad block on Thursday.
Addressing a public rally, he said the mega piped water project (PWP) would solve the drinking water need of 147 water stressed villages of both Puri and Ganjam districts.
Patnaik was accompanied by Puri MP Pinaki Mishra, Panchayatiraj Minister Pradip Maharathy and Revenue Minister Maheswar Mohanty.
At a budgeted cost of Rs 183 crore, 92 villages of Krusna Prasad block of Puri and 55 villages of Ganjam block would get drinking water through pipeline.