While the central government run by the Congress party has shown ambivalent gesture towards development activities in Odisha in the near past, here is a good news. The central government today approved a Rs 761 crore road project in Odisha under its flagship National Highways Development Project.
"The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ( CCEA) has given its approval for four-laning with paved shoulders of Jharpokharia-Baripada-Baleshwar section of NH-5 in Odisha," an official statement said.
The cost of the 80.6 km project is estimated at Rs 760.73 crore, including land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation and pre-construction activities.
The project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Odisha and reduce the time and cost of travel on the Jharpokharia-Baripada-Baleshwar route, according to the statement.
"Development of this stretch will also help in uplifting the socio-economic condition of this region," the statement said, adding that it will also increase employment potential for local labourers for project activities.
Such kind of grants are very rare from the central government because in the state BJD, a regional party is ruling since last one decade. Observers believe this generous funding might be a game plan by the Congress keeping the forthcoming election in mind. In earlier days, Congress mostly visit Kalahandi and Koraput and takes poverty as the only election plank so far Odisha is concerned. Such developments are good for democratic politics in India.
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