This story is from December 10, 2020

CM’s 723 crore water projects for Bargarh to benefit 7.5 lakh people

In a major infrastructure push, the cabinet headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved two mega drinking water projects in Bargarh district with a combined cost of Rs 723 crore. These two projects would benefit nearly 7.5 lakh people in six blocks.
CM’s 723 crore water projects for Bargarh to benefit 7.5 lakh people
BHUBANESWAR: In a major infrastructure push, the cabinet headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved two mega drinking water projects in Bargarh district with a combined cost of Rs 723 crore. These two projects would benefit nearly 7.5 lakh people in six blocks.
The two projects will benefit 66 panchayats under three blocks in Bijepur assembly constituency from where chief minister Naveen Patnaik fought the 2019 assembly election as his second seat and later vacated.
He had promised to personally monitor the development of the constituency, official sources said.
The projects will also benefit people in Attabira, Bheden and Bargarh blocks. While infrastructure major L&T, Chennai has been selected as the implementing agency for one project with an investment of Rs 508 crore, Warangal-based KEC-Kaveri has been selected as the agency to implement another project by investing Rs 215 crore. Both the projects are expected to be completed in 24 months. The projects will be funded by the state government under the BASUDHA scheme, said official sources.
The cabinet also approved tenders for construction of 100-seat new government medical college and teaching hospital at Phulbani in Kandhamal district and 650-bed teaching hospital for new government medical college at Koraput. The projects are aimed to cater to the healthcare needs of the people in the tribal-dominated districts and to improve the medical education system in the state. Shapoorji Pallonji will implement the projects on turnkey basis with an investment of Rs 680 crore while the construction is expected to be completed in 36 months, said chief secretary Asit Tripathy.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik had announced medical college for Kandhamal district in October, last year. With around 8 lakh population, MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur is the nearest referral hospital for the people of Kandhamal, which is around 170 km away from the district.
Availing basic healthcare facility is a challenge for the people in Kandhamal as many of the villages are yet to get all-weather roads. The proposed medical college at Kandhamal would also cater to the healthcare needs of people from Boudh, parts of Nayagarh, Gajapati and Rayagada districts. The cabinet also approved government equity investment in OPTCL, settlement of arrear electricity dues of departments, among others.
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