Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday visited Subarnapur district and addressed two public meetings at Pandkital under Dunguripali block and Biramaharajpur.
The Chief Minister spoke about the schemes his Government has undertaken in the fields of agriculture, education, health and other sectors for the benefit of the poor. He announced that his Government would give Rs 100 bonus to the farmers.
Patnaik inaugurated a number of development schemes which included bridge on river Tel between Hardokhol and Baidyanath constructed at an estimated cost of `25.56 crore, Rampur and Khari playground, Deulpadar-Pua
Suktel bridge, Sonepur multipurpose indoor stadium and design display centre and many other welfare projects.
There was great curiosity among the people to have glimpse of the Chief Minister, for which Speaker of the State Assembly Niranjan Pujari, who presided over the meeting, had to appeal to them to sit down.
Among others, MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Zilla Parishad President Himanshu Shekhar Biswal, district Collector Dasirathi Satpathy and BJD district president Saroj Kampa and vice-president Ramesh Pujhari were present.
Police had arrested 86 BJP and 67 Congress workers as a preventive measure before the CM’s visit.