Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 39 crore for the construction of three large bridges in Bargarh district. Over 7.25 lakh people of the district will benefit from these new bridges.
The Chief Minister expressed the hope that apart from fulfilling the communication needs, these new bridges will help in the socio-economic development in the district, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Wednesday.
It may be noted here that on the instruction of the Chief Minister, 5T Secretary V K Pandian visited Bargarh district in June and reviewed various development programmes and met common people and heard their grievances.
He informed Naveen about the requests made by the people at various places. The Chief Minister then sanctioned Rs 39 crore for the construction of three large bridges in Bargarh district for the benefit of the people.
Among the three sanctioned bridges, there is a major bridge at Barpali. It will be constructed over the Zealot canal of Barpali. An expenditure of Rs 15 crore will be incurred on this 120-meter-long bridge. It will connect Bargarh and Barpali block headquarters and provide communication facility to the district headquarters. This will benefit about 2.25 lakh people.
Similarly, Rs 12 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of a 60 meter long bridge over the Aagan canal Bargarh municipal area. It will connect Parpali and Bheden block headquarters with Bargarh district headquarters. This will benefit 2.50 lakh people.
Another bridge will be built on a Sarala canal. Rs 12 crore has been sanctioned for this 150-meter-long bridge. It will connect Bhatli with Bargarh and Attabira block headquarters. This will benefit 2.50 lakh people.
