Cuttack: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, while inaugurating the Netaji Bus Terminal in Khannagar on Saturday, said the 1,000-year-old Cuttack city is going through a transformation and will soon take a new shape.
“Cuttack is my birthplace and this city will always be special to me. Naveen said, we are committed to further strengthening the identity and pride of the glorious city.
He said that Durga Puja, Baliyatra, Barabati Stadium, SCB Medical College and Hospital and Ravenshaw College are the identity of Odisha. While Ravenshaw College has already been upgraded to a university, the process of converting the SCB Medical College and Hospital is ongoing. He said, converting SCB Medical College and Hospital into AIIMS Plus institute will enhance the image of Odisha.
“The transformation of the city is being done keeping in mind its present and future needs. Changes in health, education, communication and other infrastructure sectors point towards a prosperous future. Your cooperation will make it successful”, he told the gathering.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government’s Mission Shakti program for women, 5T School Transformation, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), Jag Mission for the poor living in cities have not only instilled confidence in the people but also brought smiles on their faces. Have brought.
The Chief Minister flagged off the first bus from CNBT to Puri and inaugurated projects worth Rs 341 crore, including the second campus of Ravenshaw University, affordable housing project in Naranpur, DAV SCB Medical Public School, Urban Haat, Library of National Law University and Silver City. Inaugurated. Boating Club.
Besides, he laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 200 crore including four-laning of the road up to the East Gate of Cuttack Railway Station, beautification along with public facilities along Taldanda Canal and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Memorial Building. Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, MP Bhartrihari Mahtab, MLA Souvik Biswal, Chandra Sarathi Behera and CMC Mayor Subhash Singh were among others present.