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  • CM Naveen approves Rs 158 crores for 21 road projects in Malkangiri district

    CM Naveen approves Rs 158 crores for 21 road projects in Malkangiri district

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the 21 Road projects proposed by the Rural Development Department in Malkangiri district. These projects will cover 172.53 km at a cost of Rs 158 crores.

    It is significant stride towards the transformation of rural infrastructure and connectivity for the interior blocks of Chitrakonda, Kalimela, Korukunda, and Podia.

    These projects are taken up under the Mukhyamantri Sadak Yojana-Connecting Unconnected Villages in Difficult Areas (MMSY-CUVDA) scheme.

    The MMSY-CUVDA scheme, a pathbreaking initiative fully funded by the State Government, reflects its commitment to rural connectivity in Maoist affected and challenging areas. It marks a significant boost to the infrastructure development efforts in the State.

    The suggestions for these projects have been made in the public grievance interaction during the Malkangiri district visit of Secretary (5T) V K Pandian. Chief Minister was briefed by the Secretary (5T) on the significance of these projects and Chief Minister immediately directed the RD Department to prepare the estimates for the projects.

    The department took up the survey and estimates on top priority and submitted for the government approvals.

    The road from Muduliguda to Amalibeda in Chitrakonda will be constructed at a cost of Rs 30 cr over 32 km. Another important road project is Pollur to Kursanpalli at a cost of Rs 9 cr over 11.6 km.

  • Every possible action being taken to save lives: CM Naveen to PM Modi

    Every possible action being taken to save lives: CM Naveen to PM Modi

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today over phone and briefed him about the latest situation, particularly on treatment of the rail accident victims.

    The Chief Minister assured that all possible steps have been taken to save the lives of injured passengers in different hospitals of Odisha. The doctors, medical students are doing their best they can to save lives. Doctors, students and common people are coming forward to donate blood for the injured persons.

    Saying that we follow a policy that underlines ‘Every Life is Precious,’ he said that starting from the rescue operation to carrying injured to hospitals, making arrangements for treatment, we are leaving no stone unturned to save lives.

    Detailing about the latest situation, he said that as many as 1175 patients are admitted in various hospitals, out of which 793 discharged. Most of the injured patients are in stable condition, he added.

    Currently 382 passengers are now undergoing treatment in various govt and private hospitals, the CM informed.

    The Prime Minister thanked the Chief Minister, Odisha government for the prompt and efficient action during the crisis. The centre is ready to provide any kind of assistance if required, he said.

    He also praised the people of Odisha for the kind of support and timely help in this hour of crisis.

  • Odisha Ministers to submit departmental performance report cards to CM Naveen from today

    Odisha Ministers to submit departmental performance report cards to CM Naveen from today

    Bhubaneswar: All the ministers of Odisha will submit the department performance report card to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today i.e. on Monday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked his ministers to submit their report cards. He will review the performance of each minister’s department.

    In his first Cabinet Meeting of the fifth term Chief Ministership, Naveen Patnaik had called upon all the ministers to submit report cards every month regarding the performance of the departments they head.

    Naveen has categorically asked the ministers to submit their report cards with detailed performance of the departments. The ministers have to mention all details about all the activities the department has undertaken, pending works, bottlenecks, road map for the coming days, the progress of implementation of different schemes and programs of the Government of Odisha, and implementation of 5T Initiatives etc. An important aspect of the report card will be how many promises made in the manifesto have been fulfilled.

    The CM will hold discuss with each minster on the performance of their respective department.

    Dates for review of departments performance

    May 22- Ranendra Pratap Swain (Agriculture, Fisheries), Niranjan Pujari (Health and Family Welfare).

    May 23- Prafulla Mallick, Pradeep Kumar Amat (Forest and Environment), Atanu Sabyasachi Naik (Food Supply, Cooperatives).

    May 24 – Pradeep Kumar Amat (Panchayathiraj), Tukuni Sahu (Commerce and Transport), Rita Sahu (Handicrafts and Textiles).

    May 25 – Tukuni Sahu (Water Resources), Rohit Pujari (Higher Education), Rajendra Dholakia (Planning and Coordination).

    May 26- Usha Devi (Housing and Urban Development), Tusarkanti Behera (Electronics and IT).

    May 27- Basanti Hembram (Mission Sakti), Pritiranjan Ghadei (Skill Development and Vocational Education), Srikanth Sahu (Labor and ESI).

    May 29 – Prithiranjan Ghadei (Rural Development), Sameer Ranjan Das (Schools and Public Education).

    May 30- Jagannath Sarka (Scheduled Castes and Tribes), Pramila Mallick (Revenue and Disaster Relief).

    May 31- Tusarkanti Behera (Sports & Youth Affairs), Basanti Hembram (Women & Child Development), Pratap Keshari Dev (Energy).

  • Bihar CM Nitish meets Odisha CM Naveen, see details

    Bihar CM Nitish meets Odisha CM Naveen, see details

    Bhubaneswar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met his Odisha counterpart and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik here at the latter’s residence on Tuesday.

    Both the Chief Ministers had lunch together. However, no discussion was held about forming an alliance, said Patnaik after the meeting.

    “I am delighted that Nitish Ji is here in Bhubaneswar. We are old friends and colleagues. We have served together under the Vajpayee government. We were discussing allocation of land in Puri for tourists from Bihar,” he said.

    The Odisha Chief Minister said 1.5 acres of land will be given to the Bihar government at Puri free of cost for the Bihar tourists and pilgrims, who come to visit the temple of Lord Jagannath.

    “No discussion was held about any alliance today,” he clarified when media persons asked about BJD’s joining in the possible alliance of anti-BJP parties.

    Nitish Kumar said he has an old relationship with Naveen Patnaik and his father Biju Patnaik.

    “I was frequently meeting Naveenji. However, due to Covid-19 pandemic, I was not able to meet him. So, I wanted to meet him,” the Bihar CM said.

    When asked about whether there was any political discussion between the two top leaders, the JDU leader, with a smiling face, replied, “Don’t worry about political things. We have such a strong relationship, there is no need to think about political issues and, also, don’t compare it with any others.”

    Replying to a media query on release of don-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, Nitish Kumar said, “If someone is convicted and then he gets rigorous imprisonment. After that, he was released from jail. Following the central rule of 2016, this is happening across the country.”

    Notably, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had met Naveen Patnaik in March this year. During that time also, both the leaders have denied any discussion on formation of a third front or any alliance. However, they had advocated for strengthening of federal structure in India.

    Following the break-up of the BJD-BJP coalition government in 2009, the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has been maintaining equal distance from both BJP and Congress.

    Besides, it is not shown much interest to be involved in national politics. The regional party always says its focus is on the interest of Odisha and its people.

  • BJP questions CM Naveen’s intention, Congress demands another dam in Odisha

    BJP questions CM Naveen’s intention, Congress demands another dam in Odisha

    As Odisha waits with a parched throat for the release of Mahanadi water by Chhattisgarh from the barrages it has built on the upper catchments of the river, politics on downstream in Odisha does not seem to cease.

    In a fresh debate over the Mahanadi river water, the Opposition including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress accused the Odisha government of soft-pedalling the issue thereby sacrificing the interest of millions of Odias who depend on the Mahanadi for sustenance.

    “This is about the government and its incompetency. This is not about any party. The government is answerable to the people who have voted them into power. Why didn’t the Odisha government raise a single question when Chhattisgarh was building barrages over Mahanadi?” asked BJP spokesperson, Dillip Mallik.

    “In fact, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was heading the Water Resources department during that time. Did he ignore the barrages in Chhattisgarh or was he sleeping,” he asked.

    “And now that the matter is sub-judice at the tribunal, only making statements will not help. The government will have to make some efforts to win the case. Sadly, we do not see any such efforts being made by the State government,” Mallik added.

    Congress targeted the Chief Minister over the matter too. Senior leader and Jatni MLA, Suresh Routray said, “Chhattisgarh informed Odisha before building barrages, but nobody took the matter seriously here. Even Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was the Water Resources Minister, did not act too and let Chhattisgarh build the barrages over Mahanadi.”

    “This tribunal and their visits are only eyewash. There is only one way left for Odisha, and that is to build a dam on downstream of Mahanadi,” Routray said.

    However, the BJD did not seem to agree with the Opposition on this. In fact, the ruling party even went on to accuse both Congress and BJP of remaining silent when Chhattisgarh was building barrages.

    Addressing the press, BJD spokesperson, Shreemayee Mishra said, “The State units of Congress and BJP were silent then and they are silent now. They knew what was happening in Chhattisgarh but did not say a word back then. They are not speaking up against Chhattisgarh even now.”

  • CM Naveen seeks support from ITTF to host International TT events in Odisha

    CM Naveen seeks support from ITTF to host International TT events in Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the Odisha government has decided to set up table tennis academies in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

    The chief minister informed this during a meeting with delegates from International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and International Table Tennis Federation Foundation in Bhubaneswar.

    Stating that table tennis training centres will be set up across all indoor halls in the state, he sought the help of ITTF in coaches training programmes and hosting international TT events in Odisha.

    The delegation included Petra Sorling, president, ITTF and ITTF Foundation; Leandro Olvech, Director, ITTF Foundation; Saurabh Mishra, programme manager, ITTF Foundation and Julia Tappendorf, programme coordinator, ITTF Foundation.

    President, ITTF, Petra Sörling presented “Table Tennis for Development”, a handbook to the chief minister. The book on using table tennis for social change has been developed in partnership with GIZ and Pro Sport Development India, who are running the community table tennis project in Bhubaneswar, supported by the ITTF Foundation’s Dream Building Fund.

    The delegation expressed their happiness and keenness to work closely with the Odisha government and support the state’s endeavour for growth of table tennis. They said they would organise competitive events, plan social legacy of table tennis events, and provide coach education in Table Tennis.

    “ITTF Foundation strongly supports the Chief Minister’s vision of using sport to empower and develop the youth of Odisha and ensure a stronger and sustainable future,” they said. The delegation also appreciated the Commonwealth TT championship organised in Cuttack in 2019 and assured support to bring more such events to Odisha.

  • CM Naveen wrote a letter to the Union Transport Minister

    CM Naveen wrote a letter to the Union Transport Minister

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday. The letter is on Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur National Highway 55.

    It is worth mentioning that since 2017, this road work is being done by the National Highway Authority. Even after 5 years the work is still going on, said reports.

    The Chief Minister has expressed his concern in this regard in the letter. The National Highway 55 is the lifeline of West Odisha. Millions of people depend on this road.

    In two years as many as 399 accidents have occurred on the national highway. 196 people lost their lives. The Chief Minister requested the Union Transport Minister to intervene and complete this road work at the earliest.

  • CM Naveen honored Odisha FC athletes Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio

    CM Naveen honored Odisha FC athletes Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday felicitated Odisha athlete Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio of Odisha FC.

    The Chief Minister presented a check of Rs 25 lakh as cash reward to track and field athlete Hansda for winning gold in the 400m hurdles at the recently concluded 18th National Youth Athletics Championship with a time of 51.90 sec. Hansda, who is now ranked World No 1 in under-18 category, has qualified for Asian Youth Athletics Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Uzbekistan in April.

    Congratulating Hansda for his achievement, Naveen lauded him for his dedication and hard work and inspiring budding athletes. He appreciated the coaches and staff for their contribution towards making the HPC emerge as a major hub in the country.

    Hansda, who hails from Balasore, is the youngest of five siblings and had lost his father in 2008. After a lot of personal struggles, he found his passion for athletics and was spotted by the HPC for his talent. He was inducted into the Kalinga Stadium in 2019.

    The Chief Minister also felicitated Odisha FC’s Diego Mauricio, who won the coveted ISL 2022-23 Golden Boot award. Naveen congratulated Diego for his exemplary performance and contribution to the Odisha FC. Odisha FC president Raj Atwal was also present.

    Diego started the season by scoring two goals in the first match against Jamshedpur FC and continued his goal-scoring spree throughout the season and finished with 12 goals in 21 matches. He emerged as the top scorer in ISL 2022-23 season and won the prestigious Golden Boot award.

    Notably, Odisha FC has been a favourite team drawing crowd in large numbers to the Kalinga Stadium for the ISL home matches since 2019.