Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday laid foundation stone for 4 major development projects in Ekamra Assembly constituency in Bhubaneswar.
The chief minister laid the foundation stones at a function organised in Lingipur panchayat of the constituency. The projects will be executed at different places in the constituency with a cost of Rs 159.29 crore.
Those include water storage facility inside river at Dhauli and Tikarpada with a cost of Rs 77.74 crore, two-lane road on right side of Daya canal in Lingipur, Itipur and Tikarapada with a budget of Rs 22 crore.
Besides, a major pipe water supply project will come up at Kamena un Basuaghai for the people of 7 panchayats with a cost of Rs 42.55 crore and a 33/11 KV electric sub-station will be constructed with Rs 17 crore in Itipur panchayat.
Among others, Science and Technology Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, MLAs Anant Narayan Jena, Sushant Kumar Raut and Bhubaneswar mayor Sulochana Das were present at the function.
