Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the iconic Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya at Andharua, on the outskirts of Odisha capital, on Wednesday.
The chief minister said the model school with all modern infrastructure and coaching facilities will help the students take up professional career including medical, engineering and law and join defence services.
The Adarsha Vidyalaya has been constructed with a budget of more than Rs 100 crore. Having a 25-acre campus, it will accommodate 1,000 students. It has two hostels of 544-bed capacity each for boys and girls, central kitchen and dining, dormitory, staff quarters, administrative building and gardens.
The model school has smart classrooms, ICT labs, E-Library, modern science laboratory and skill development facility for the resident students to pursue studies free of cost.
Selected students of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalas spread across 315 blocks in the state, can take admission in this model school.