During a review of the development programmes recently, Dhenkanal MP Tathagata Satpathy stressed to use RO machines in the 12,311 ongoing and 359 proposed Basudev water supply projects to prevent spread of jaundice.
The MP expressed concern as 519 villages were shown to be electrified out of 776 under Dindayal Upadhya Gramina Udyaga Yojana.
However, the MP was happy as 43,709 farmers could avail benefit under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme and crop harvest from 94,940 hectares of lands. Satpathy was appraised during meeting regarding link of 2,400 Self Help Groups (SHG) out of 2,607.
District Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan, Deputy Director Horticulture Digamber Panda, District Social Welfare Officer Swarna Prava Mishra,
Project Director DRDA Norotam Behera, Dhenkanal Municipality Chairman Sundhansu Dalei, Zilla Parisad Chairman Meenati Nayak were present in the review meeting among others.