Under the state-approved new scheme, check dams-cum-weirs will be built on bridges & culverts along various rivers to store adequate water during monsoons. The storage facility can further be used for multiple activities such as irrigation, drinking water, and aquaculture.
Hon'ble Minister of Works, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mallick along with Er Manoranjan Misra, Special Secretary & other @PWD_Odisha officials reviewed & tested the automatic gates of the check dam-cum-weir under the high-level bridge over Ramial river on Dhenkanal-Kamakhyanagar road.
Er Manoj Tripathy, Chief Construction Engineer, Phulbani inspected work at the 100 seated Govt Medical College & 500 bedded Teaching Hospital in Kandhamal. With a budget of 450Cr, it also includes 150 seated Girls hostel, 300 seated Boys hostel, an auditorium & other blocks.
Er Ashok Kumar Giri, Chief Construction Engineer, Dhenkanal inspected High-Level Bridge over Gai Nallah on Bindhanima-Khandahata road (ODR). The construction of 95m long bridge has been completed. Work on approach road is being expedited to be completed by end of December 2021.
Construction of two High-Level bridges on Narayanpur-Arjipalli Road, Ganjam is underway. Er. Rama Krishna Moharana, Chief Engineer, World Bank inspected its progress. Slab casting & foundation work have been completed. The project is expected to be completed by April 2022.
Er. Arun Kumar Sahoo, Chief Construction Engineer, @PWD_Koraput inspected construction of High-Level Bridge on Parvatipur-Laxmipur road over Jhanjabati River. Slab reinforcement is underway. Girder casting has been completed. Work is being expedited for completion by July 2022.
@PWD_Odisha officials led by Er Prafulla Kumar Pradhan, Chief Construction Engineer, Cuttack, inspected the construction progress of the 16km long Duburi-Kamakhyanagar Road and a 165m long High-Level bridge over Ramial Nallah on the same road.
Er. Manoj Kumar Tripathy, Chief Construction Engineer, Phulbani, reviewed the progress of 938m long Marjakud Bridge in Boudh. Foundation work for the bridge is complete while work on the approach roads is in progress. The project is scheduled for completion by May 2022.
Er Prafulla Kumar Pradhan, Chief Construction Engineer, Cuttack Circle & @PWD_Odisha officials inspected the construction progress at Vyasanagar Autonomous College, Jajpur, under OHEPEE. 100-seated SC/ST Boys & Girls Hostel inside campus is expected to be completed by April 2022.