Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during his day-long whirlwind tour to his home district Ganjam on Saturday inaugurated and laid foundation stone for many welfare projects worth more than Rs 109 crore.
In his brief speech to a gathering at Chhatrapur, Patnaik said his Government is committed to all-round development of the State and has implemented several pro-people schemes in the public interest.
The CM inaugurated a series welfare schemes at Sheragada which include a new ITI built at a cost of Rs 8 crore and also a 100 seated hostel of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya at a cost of Rs1.89 crore, Skill Development Center at a cost of Rs1.31 crore, Nandini Nala constructed at a cost of Rs 8.21 crore, Panchayat Bhavan at a cost of Rs 25 lakh, street lighting at a cost of Rs 15 lakh and a bridge over Rushikulya river in Jhagadei — Jahada Road at a cost of Rs 11.11 crore.
Later, he inaugurated a building of RMC at Hinjili built at a cost of Rs 46 lakh.
He also laid the foundation stone of GIS Grid sub-station at Hinjili at a cost of Rs 45 crore and inaugurated the much awaited bridge over Ghodahada river at Sompur-Singipur road at a cost of Rs 4.6 crore.
At Chatrapur, Patnaik inaugurated a number of welfare schemes and amenities, including the Zilla Parishad Bhavan built at a cost of Rs 8.64 crore, district Panchayat Resource Centre built at a cost of Rs 3.39 crore, swimming pool at a cost of Rs 3.07 crore, office building of RTO at a cost of Rs 3.63 crore and a building of Purushottampur police station at a cost of Rs 76 lakh. Besides, the CM laid foundation stone of a hygienic dry fish market at Humma at a cost of Rs 5 crore.
Elaborate security arrangements were made by the district administration for the CM’s visit, including deployment of dog and bomb squads.