The Forum For Ganjam has submitted a memorandum to Chief Secretary AP Padhi for fulfillment of various demands of Ganjam district at the earliest.
The demands include installation of X-Ray and CT scan machines, full-fledged operation of Trauma Care Centre and Geriatric Ward and appointment of an IAS officer as Administrative Officer at the MKCG Medical College and Hospital, bringing BMC and BDA under one roof for better governance.
Forum pointed out that as the BDA is functioning as a separate entity from BMC, a lot of work remains unaddressed. If the BMC and BDA is brought under one administration like Bhubaneswar, the development projects declared by the Government may be executed properly in a better coordinated manner. The ambitious tourism projects for Gopalpur can also be expedited.
They too demanded a vegetable and food processing cluster come up at Hinjilicut so that rural economy of Ganjam can be strengthened. Besides, they demanded for a full-fledged airport in the district. They too urged the Chief Secretary for his intervention for steps for extension of the runway at Rangeilunda airstrip under the UDAN scheme.
The forum demanded for expediting ring road work so that congestion on NH 59 would be lessened.
Mentioning that the Andhra Pradesh is using a major chunk of water fro, Vansadhara and Mahendra Tanaya rivers, the forum too request the Chief Secretary for construction of some irrigation projects on the rivers in the district.
The undersigned include coordinator Sudhir Kumar Raut, executive members E Tejeswar Rao, J Suresh, Prashant Kumar Mun and Swarajya Subudhi undersigned the letter.