The projects were taken up as per recommendations of local MPs, MLAs, PRI Members and Collectors of 11 districts. Similarly, out of the additional grant of Rs.125 crore by Chief Minister for completion of incomplete Kalyan Mandaps, Community Centers and Mandaps, expenditure to the tune of Rs.62.07 crore for completion of 741 Mukhya Mantri Sabhaghar was approved during the 62nd council meeting of WODC held at Rajiv Bhawan here.

Presiding over the meeting, Principal Advisor to CM and Chairman of WODC Asit Tripathy highlighted about the council’s stand for construction of multipurpose halls in all Govt Aided Colleges of Western Odisha and construction of a Western Odisha Museum for preservation and display of folk art, musical instruments and cultural artefacts.

CEO of WODC Dr Ajit Kumar Mishra presented the agenda for discussion in the meeting. The MLAs appreciated the steps taken by WODC for augmenting the completion of Mukhya Mantri Sabhaghars in various parts of Western Odisha.

Tripathy called upon the joint endeavor of people’s representatives, members from civil society and the field level officials for timely completion of ongoing projects with focus on Eco Tourism and people friendly infrastructure.

The meeting was attended Bargarh MLA Debesh Acharya, MLA Lanjigarh Pradeep Dishari and MLA Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi along with Narayan Sahu, Advisor and 8 Expert Members from the operational districts.

Sud, who recently stepped down as CEO of Vimeo after nine years, will succeed Farhad Massoudi, Tubi’s founder and chief executive.

“We are witnessing a seismic shift in where and how content will be consumed, and I believe that Tubi can become the destination for the next generation of audiences,” Sud said in a statement.

“The future of streaming TV is free, and I am excited to join the Tubi team to help shape the next wave of entertainment, by giving all people access to all the world’s stories. Tubi is doing things differently in a space that is being imminently disrupted, and that is my kind of opportunity,” she added.

Sud’s appointment comes as Tubi recently became the most watched free ad-supported TV streaming service in the US, with the streamer reporting 64 million monthly active users, according to Nielsen.

Acquired by Fox for $440 million in 2020, Tubi also surpassed PlutoTV, Peacock and HBO Max in total TV viewing minutes.

Tubi is at the core of FOX’s digital business unit, Tubi Media Group, led by Paul Cheesbrough, which includes Tubi, AdRise, Blockchain Creative Labs and Credible, as well as the digital platforms and teams that underpin FOX’s wider digital business in news, sports and entertainment.

In her new role, Sud will be reporting to Cheesbrough, who called the new CEO a “highly accomplished executive in the technology and media industry with a passion and track record for strategic disruption and authentic leadership”.

“As Tubi continues to scale and solidify its momentum as the most watched free TV and movie streaming service in the US, she is the perfect candidate to lead Tubi into a new era of creativity, growth and market leadership,” Cheesbrough said in a release shared by the company.

Under Sud’s leadership as CEO of Vimeo, the platform established itself as the home for video creators and professionals worldwide, building a thriving community of over 300 million users and generating scaled revenue growth and significant cash flow.

Before her tenure at Vimeo, Sud held positions in finance, media and e-commerce at Time Warner and Amazon.