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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 330 development projects worth Rs 1,292 crore in his home district Keonjhar. These include schemes related to education, health, technology and infrastructure. CM Majhi laid the foundation stone of 630 model schools across the state under the third phase of Godavarish Mishra Adarsh Primary School Scheme. Of these, 35 schools will be built in Kendujhar district.
This initiative, with an estimated cost of around Rs 4,000 crore, aims to provide quality education with modern facilities to children in rural and tribal areas. The government has set a target of developing 2,200 model primary schools in the state by the year 2029.
Rs 237 crore high-tech IT park in Kendujhar
With the aim of creating new employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for the local youth, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a 15-storey tech-business park to be built at a cost of Rs 237 crore in Keonjhar. This park, to be developed in about 5.51 acres, will promote IT and technology based businesses in Northern Odisha.
CM stressed that the youth do not have to depend on metropolitan cities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad for employment, for this new opportunities are being created in the state itself.
Gift of 23 new ambulances and modern health facilities
Strengthening the health services, the Chief Minister provided 23 new ambulances with the help of District Mineral Foundation (DMF). Also inaugurated a state-of-the-art cancer screening center costing about Rs 6 crore in Dharnidhar Medical College.
The CM also laid the foundation stone of a dental college to be built at a cost of Rs 58.40 crore and a nursing college to be built at a cost of about Rs 63 crore. These projects are expected to expand medical facilities and medical education in Kendujhar and surrounding tribal areas.
198 projects were inaugurated
The Chief Minister inaugurated 198 completed projects worth about Rs 412 crore, while laid the foundation stone of 132 new projects worth more than Rs 880 crore. Along with the inauguration of the new campus of Dharnidhar University, free bus travel facility for the students was also started.