Odisha CM inaugurates Shaid Rendo medical college at Kalahandi
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Rs 325 crore Sahid Rendo Majhi Medical College at Kalahandi on Wednesday.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya joined the Chief Minister through Video conferencing to inaugurate the medical college built over 43.18 acres of land.
The teaching in the medical college started this year with the admission of 100 students.
In addition to the Medical College, the state government is constructing a 650-bed hospital at a cost of Rs 206 crore from its own resources.
The Chief Minister also launched the location-accessible multimodal initiative (LAccMI) scheme in Kalahandi district.
Launching the scheme, the Chief Minister said under the scheme, 63 buses will ply from every Panchayat to block, bring joy in every house and expedite the pace of development further.
As many as 1,000 buses will ply in the entire state under the scheme.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister named the Kalahandi University as Manikeswari University.
Patnaik after launching the LAccMI Scheme boarded a bus upt o Balarampur.
Describing the day as a very auspicious and a big milestone in the developmental journey of Kalahandi Naveen said projects worth more than Rs 300 crore was launched and foundation stone for projects worth more than Rs 900 crore was laid today.
It will further expedite the pace of development of the district, he said.
The Chief Minister said bus will come near to the house of the people and will connect children with schools, farmers with market and will increase the movement of women.
Patnaik said Kalahandi is a model in the field of transformation. Development in all sectors-education, Health, communication,infrastrcture, industry and agriculture has fulfilled the dreams of the people of Kalahandi.
Kalahandi has transformed its own history, written a new success story and marched ahead in the path of development. It is providing rice to the entire country, he said.
Stating that Indravati project as the engine of development of Kalahandi, Naveen said the project has brighten the face of Kalahandi. Very soon Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha scheme will be launched in the district. Every panchayat will be given Rs 50 lakh and the amount will be spent for culture and modern infrastructure development, the CM said.
