COVID 3rd Wave: Odisha Chief Secy & 5T Secy Review Preparations In Koraput & Nabarangpur

Bhubaneswr: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra and Secretary (5-T) VK Pandian toured Koraput and Nabarangpur districts on Wednesday and reviewed the preparation for probable COVID Third Wave.

They also reviewed the progress of various development projects in the district with focus on health, education and irrigation. The Chief Secretary directed the district collectors and authorities concerned to complete the PSA and Liquid Medical Oxygen Plant projects at the earliest.

Construction of 650-bed hospital in SLN Medical College and Hospital Koraput, which is targeted to be completed by the end of 2023, was also reviewed by the two senior officers.

Pandian suggested that patient amenities should get priority and facilities like attendant sheds, food courts, proper traffic flows, parking etc should be ensured.

The District Headquarters Hospital in Nabarangpur where a 200-bed building is under construction and the proposed mega lift irrigation project with underground pipeline system on Indravati were also reviewed. The Indravati project will irrigate 22,000 ha in Nabarangpur, Nandahandi and Tentulikhunti blocks.

They also took stock of the Turi-Guntat irrigation project which will irrigate 9135 ha in Nabarangpur and Kosagumuda blocks. The department was directed to prepare the DPRs for both the projects on top most priority.

As part of the high school transformation programme under 5T initiative, the officials visited RCD Government Nodal High School, Nabarangpur and Government Girls High School Koraput.

The air strip work at Jeypore, like expansion of runway and terminal building, were taken stock of by the Chief Secretary, who said commercial flights to Jeypore are expected to start soon.

Principal Secretary, Water Resources Anu Garg; MD NHM Shalini Pandit; Special Secretary to CM Vineel Krishna; DIG SWR, Collector and SP Nabarangpur, Collector and SP Koraput and other senior officials accompanied the officials.