Addressing a gathering at the Bisra Munda Stadium here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patanaik said Rs400 crore would be spent for underground water sewerage system in the steel city and the work would commence soon.
Inaugurating the Construction Workers’ Seva Week, Patnaik said, “Plans are afoot to build 50,000 houses for labourers. Similarly, steps are taken up for Kendu leaf pluckers to benefit about eight lakh workers. Besides, housing projects for poor and weaker section would be constructed at Madshusudanpalli and in its adjacent area at Rs 260 crore.”
Union Minister Jual Oram urged Patnaik to take steps to solve land documentation problems of tribals, who have been displaced during the Rourkela Steel Plant set up.
The CM inaugurated five projects, including the Koel bridge, the E-office system of the Sundargarh Collectorate and laid foundation stones of 12 projects at Jhirpani in the presence of Ministers Jual Oram and Prafulla Mallik, among others.