Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given a grand gift to Gajapati district on completing the 4th year of the 5th term in office. He has recently approved Rs 379.18 crore for drinking water supply in the district.
Chief Minister Patnaik is committed to provide clean drinking water to the people living in rural areas. The Chief Minister has approved implementation of two large rural drinking water supply projects.
Through the project, 37 panchayats of two blocks in the district will be benefited.
BJD Gajapati unit held a Press meet on the occasion and thanked the CM for the grant.
Gajapati District BJD Youth president S Lingaju, District Council president G Tirupathi Rao, vice president Laxmikant Parichha, Women's wing president Poonvase Naik, senior BJD leader Antyarami Gamang, former BJD president Basant Das and Kashinagar Block Chairman B Sayamma were present.
About 1,31,733 people living in 346 villages will be provided with drinking water after the commissioning of the two projects. About 58,977 people of 156 villages of 16 panchayats of Gumma Block and 72,756 people of 190 villages of 21 panchayats of Rayagada Block will be benefitted. The projects will be implemented within 24 months.