Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 12 projects worth Rs 19 crore in Nabarangpur during his whirlwind visit to the district on Tuesday.
The projects include a Community Health Centre (CHC) at Chandahandi, two boys’ hostel buildings of Patraput High School and Jamaguda High School and two upgraded higher secondary schools at Papadahandi.
Besides, Patnaik laid foundation-stones for 16 other projects worth Rs 1,097 crore. The projects include construction of two bridges on the Bhandari river.
This apart, the CM distributed bicycles to 2,520 construction workers, and safety kits to 3,000 construction workers, land pattas to 975 slum dwellers, forest land pattas to 1,511 beneficiaries, homestead pattas to 2,400 beneficiaries, revised Madhu Babu Pension to old and destitute, pump sets to 180 farmers and Rs 25 lakh-assistance to the Mission Shakti Association of Umarkote block.
He also addressed a public meeting at the Umarkote stadium.