The State Government has approved as many as five road projects to be carried out in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
Chief Secretary AP Padhi, presiding over a meeting at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, directed concerned department officials to properly monitor the proposed projects. Principal Secretary Pradip Kumar Jena, who is in charge of PPP projects, presented data on status of various projects. The approved projects are a flyover in the Joda area of Keonjhar PWD circle, road between Kandarpur and Paradip in Cuttack circle, Naranpur-Pandapada-Bahanopal-Deburi road in Keonjhar circle, Bhadrak-Kothar-Aradi road in Balasore circle and Bisoi-Rairangpur road in Balasore circle were approved to be constructed on PPP mode. The officials too discussed about green field hospital, healthcare network project in the BMC area, construction of a super speciality heart centre in Jharsuguda and construction of five roads and flyovers. Sources said the Government estimated Rs 255 crore for development of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) with 496 more beds in the BMC area under the green field health network.
Besides, it decided to increase beds from 50 to 100 in the proposed heart hospital in Jharsuguda. It too planned for a clinical specialisation unit at the hospital.