Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) Chairman PK Singhon Wednesday proposed to set up a medical college and hospital in Rourkela.He gave the proposal during a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here.
During his talks with the Chief Minister on the upcoming plans of the public sector steel giant in the State, Singh also proposed setting up of a cement industry at Purunapani in Sundargarh district and a skill development training centre in Rourkela.
He impressed upon Patnaik the need for rehabilitation and resettlement of the families displaced by the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) and Mandira dam projects. Besides, he also discussed establishment of a sewerage treatment plant in Rourkela.
According to the SAIl chief, the Chief Minister assured him of taking necessary steps in this regard.Among others, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi and Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan were present at the meeting.