Revenue Minister Bijayshree Routray visited Kendrapada district on Wednesday and organised a review meeting with senior district officials on the ongoing rehabilitation project at Bagapatia for the seashore erosion-affected Satabhaya people and also took stock of revenue collection.
Rajnagar MlA Anshuman Mohanty, district Collector Debaraj Senapati, ADM Sasadhar Nayak, Sub collector Kanhu Charan Dhir and all the Tehsildars and BDOs were present.
The Minister advised the officials to expedite all works such as drainage, irrigation, electrification and sewerage systems at the rehabilitation site at Bagapatia. He said all facilities would be provided to the affected people at the site.
“For the infrastructural development at the Satabahaya rehabilitation project, the State Government has been taking all the necessary steps, but it will take some time to put them in place,” said Routray.
Notably, all 571 families of Satabhaya gram panchayat will be rehabilitated at the Biju Nagar Resettlement Colony at Bagapatia as decided by the Government.