Naveen Patnaik visits Kandhamal district, inaugurates several projects

The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik arrived at Kandhamal by a helicopter on Wednesday. District Collector Dr. Krishan Kumar, SP S.Pravin Kumar , legislature Debendra Kahar, MP Rudra Madhab Ray, BJD President Smt. Bishnupriya Behera, former MP Sugriba Singh welcomed the Chief Minister in the helipad.
The Chief Minister has laid the foundation stone of a 100 bedded Tribal Hostel in the campus of Phulbani I.T.I at about 10.30 am.

Then the Chief Minister proceeded to Gudari and interact with the students of CIM centre. The Chief Minister has laid foundation stone of CADP . Then the Chief Minister addressed a general meeting of Pani Panchayat . The Chief Minister expressed that Irrigation facility to 5 lakh 60 thousand Hector cultivable land and five lakh ponds have been dug. About 1000 hostels have been constructed for the tribal girl students. 16000 Tribals have been provided house. Land pattas have been given to one lakh tribals.

The Chief Minister inaugurated the "Antaranga" programme to establish peace and harmony in riot prone Kandhamal district. The Chief Minister expressed that five lakh has been provided to each block for the development of the youths. Panchayati Raj, Information and Public Relation Minister Prafulla Samal, MP Rudra Madhab Ray, legislature Debendra Kahanr accompanied with the Chief Minister.

Panchayati Raj Secretary Surendranath Tripathy, RDC C.S.Kumar, Senior Administrator Suresh Kumar Mohapatra, Zila Parisad Chairman Smt. Sakuntala Mallick, addressed the gatherings. DRDA project Director Pradipta Kumar Rath proposed vote of thanks. The Chief Minister returned back to Bhubaneswar at about 1.30pm.

On the occasion Atma from Agriculture department, Health Camp, Rural Development department, Water Resources Department and Forest Department opened stalls.

At the time of visit of the Chief Minister , Congress President Pravat Kumar Behera, Secretary Baladev Behera, Vice President of Youth Congress Sibasankar , Jugal Digal, Pitamber Kahanar, Sk. Abdul Satar, Pitamber Kahanar, Krushak shell president Hemanta Kar 12 persons were arrested by the police as they were demonstrated before the visit of the Chief Minister.