Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for different projects worth around `100 crore in Nabarangpur district. The projects inaugurated included new a Krusaka bazar at the headquarters town, a Maternal and Child Health Complex in the district headquarters hospital, a Model Degree College building, check dams, bridges, 48 newly constructed Anganwadi centres (`2.46 crores), 15 hostels and five mini stadiums. He also distributed assistances to beneficiaries under Nirman Sramika Yojana, besides education, and marriage aid and safety equipment to construction workers.
In his day-long whirlwind tour of the district, Patnaik addressed the public at Umerkote, Dabugam, and at the district level meeting of the Biju Patnaik birth centenary in front of the Circuit House.
He reiterated his party’s commitment for all-round development of Odisha and its people and clarified that funds would not be a constraint for the development of tribals. “My government is taking all steps to stop the menace of corruption as it is our priority,” he said.
Food and Civil Supply Minister Sanjaya Dasburma said, “Our Government is providing assistance to the people of the State from birth to death. We also are providing adequate benefits to the farmers, kendu leaf pluckers, Nirman Shramiks and all sections of the working communities.”
Commerce and Transport Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, local MP Balabhadra Majhi, and MlA Monohar Randhari spoke.
Among others, Umerkote MlA Subas Gond, Zilla Parisad President Motiram Nayak and Collector Rashmita Panda were present. Eight Congress activists, including a Councillor and 4 BJP activists, were detained by police for protesting the CM visit at the venue.