Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated 13 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) across seven districts in Odisha on Sunday.
PM Modi launched the new schools – in Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Sundaragada, Kandhamala, Kendujhar, Koraput and Rayagada districts — from Maharashtra’s Gadchirolli.
The 13 schools have come up at Bisoi and Jashipur (Mayurbhanj district); Kosagumuda, Raighar and Umerkote (Nabarangpur); Bisra (Sundaragada); Tumudibandha (Kandhamala); Harichandanpur (Kendujhar); Boipariguda (Koraput); Saraskana (Mayurbhanj); and Ramnaguda, Kalyansingpur and Padmapur (Rayagada).
Foundation stones were also laid for EMRS projects at Daringbadi, K. Nuagaon and Kotagarh in Kandhamala district.
Local public representatives and government officials were present at the designated venues during the virtual inauguration and foundation stone-laying programmes.