Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the people nine projects for Western Odisha and laid the foundation for another 9 projects through Video conferencing. Rs 14.69 crores have been spent for the nine projects that were inaugurated while the nine new projects whose foundation stones were laid are worth Rs 33.68 crores. Accordingly, a total of Rs 48.37 crore.
The projects which were launched today aim for the development of schools, Kalyan Mandaps, and sports complexes, along with a millet processing project at Komna. Similarly, the projects whose foundation stones were laid today include eco-tourism, infrastructures, eco-parks, stadiums and handicraft malls, etc.
CM Patnaik said that the Odisha government is working on the development of Western Odisha with the aim to remove regional disparities. Approximately, 40,000 projects of WODC have been completed since 2000. He also unveiled a special logo and project monitoring dashboard of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC).
Planning and Coordination Minister Rajendra Dholakia, Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra, Development Commissioner P.K. Jena and 5T Secretary V. K. Pandian were also present during the occasion.
