Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI) bus scheme in Rayagada district.
A total of 52 buses will run in the district to connect to all panchayats. All 182 panchayats of the district will be covered under the scheme. 300 bus stops have also been set up for this purpose.
Launching the scheme through video conference, the Chief Minister said the scheme would bring happiness and joy to the people of the district and transform our rural transport system.
Stating that people’s opinions are important to him, Naveen said he came to know about the communication problems of the people from the visit of the Chief Minister’s office. It was only after that that the LAccMI Yojana was started.
The CM further said that the buses will connect village to village, improving social bonding and strengthen the rural economy.
