Dikhyaa Mohanty 
5T Secretary VK Pandian visited the Kandhamal district today on the orders of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. While there, he evaluated several construction projects and spoke with students and locals to learn about their concerns and find solutions.
First, Pandian went to the Maa Baraladevi temple in the Khajuriapada neighbourhood and prayed. He spoke with the members of the temple management committee about the progress of the temple and gave the District Collector instructions to create and submit a thorough project report for the same.
He went to Phulbani to check out the bus stand project that was still being built.
Pandian placed a strong emphasis on the appropriate building of various infrastructures for the benefit of travellers. This project will cost Rs. 5.29 crore. He gave instructions to finish the project work by the deadline.
Later, at the Phulbani Sports Complex, 5T Secretary Pandian held a thorough conversation regarding the district’s overall growth with members of the public, civic society, and numerous organisations. All those in attendance emphasised the expansion of Kandhamal’s tourism industry generally.
He gave the District Collector instructions to present a thorough report on the overall growth of tourism in the district.
Speaking at the event, the 5T Secretary announced that Kandhamal is home to a cutting-edge medical school and hospital.
He said that the work will be completed by the end of December this year. He said that the people of Kandhamal and surrounding districts will be able to get better quality treatment at the college and hospital built at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.
On this occasion, he informed that a mega pipe water project will be implemented at a cost of Rs 499.91 crore to provide quality drinking water to the people of Kandhamal district. Water will be drawn through pipes from river Mahanadi flowing in Boudh district. Through this, the people of Phulbani, Khajuriapada, Firingia and Chakapad areas can get piped clean drinking water.
He met the college students of the district at Phulbani Reserve Police Ground. The 5T Secretary said that all the 36 educational institutions of the district have been included in the 5T transformation program and steps have been taken to improve them and an investment of Rs 18.75 crore will be made for this.
While Rs 7.50 crore has been sanctioned for 11 degree colleges in the district Rs 11.25 crore has been sanctioned for 25 higher secondary schools. A total of 23,777 students are studying in these educational institutions. He directed the officials to review the works regularly and complete those on time.
Pandian discussed the Mission Shakti programme with Mission Shakti members, Bank Mitras and other representatives at the Abhishek Ground in Phulbani district.
