A blood bank would be established soon at Umarkote, said local MlA Subash Gond while addressing a Press conference here called by the ruling BJD.
The MlA conveyed his gratitude to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for upgradation of the Umarkote CHC to a Sub-Divisional Hospital.
He further said Umarkote would also be declared a sub-division shortly. In this context a gazette notification has already been published as far back as on December 27, 2015, but due to some official formalities it is taking some time.
Gond also said a project costing Rs 26 crore for drinking water supply would be lunched at Umarkote.
Criticising the Congress and the BJP, senior BJD leader Pramod Padhy said the opposition parties are misleading the public by giving a false picture of the BJD and its Government.
Former Umarkote NAC Chairman Jhadeswar Mahanty attacked the opposition parties, saying that they failed to implement any devolvement project during their tenures here. He further said Nabarangpur is the first district and Umakrote is the first town in the State where the highest number of forest land pattas has been distributed to the beneficiaries.