Odisha CM launches projects worth Rs 1,292 crore in Keonjhar
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 330 development projects focused on education, health, and infrastructure.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 330 development projects worth over Rs 1,292 crore in Keonjhar district, according to The New Indian Express. The projects include 198 inaugurated works worth Rs 411 crore and 132 foundation stone laying ceremonies for projects valued at over Rs 880 crore.
The Chief Minister inaugurated the South Campus of Dharanidhar University, built for Rs 14 crore, and the state’s first indigenous technology-based Preventive Cancer Screening Centre at the Dharanidhar Medical College campus. The cancer centre was developed with District Mineral Foundation (DMF) support at a cost of approximately Rs 6 crore.
In the education sector, foundation stones were laid for 630 schools under the third phase of the Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya scheme, including 35 in Keonjhar. These schools will be built at a cost of about Rs 4,000 crore.
Majhi also laid the foundation stone for a 15-storey tech-business park on 5.51 acres at a cost of Rs 237 crore. He stated that the park will create employment opportunities for youth in north Odisha so they do not have to go to Bengaluru or Hyderabad.
Other healthcare projects include a seven-storey dental college costing Rs 58.40 crore and a 10-storey nursing college estimated at Rs 63 crore. The Chief Minister also announced that a government pharmacy college will be established in Keonjhar.
The Chief Minister noted that work is underway to make roads connecting Keonjhar six-lane and to construct a ring road in Barbil. Additionally, the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) was launched for students to provide free bus services.