NAVEEN PATNAIK INAUGURATES 24 MW BAITARINI MINI HYDROELECTRICITY PROJECT
Bureau,Odishabarta
BHUBANESWAR:On Saturday Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a 24 Mega Watt Baitarini Mini Hydroelectricity Project at Singhanali in Anandapur of Keonjhar district through video conferencing.
District Mineral Fund (DMF) is people’s money and will be only spent for the welfare of the people, said the Chief Minister.
While inaugurating the project through video conferencing, Patnaik said the hydropower project is a milestone in the green and renewable energy sector. Small green energy projects will help Odisha tackle the environment changes well, he said.
The Hyderabad-based Baitarani Power Project Private Limited commissioned the hydropower project which will generate 100 million units of electricity and supply power to the state grid.
The chief minister also expressed satisfaction over the establishment of the project over river Baitarani for which no one is displaced. He said the people of Anandapur in Keonjhar district can avail quality power being generated from the new project.
The chief minister said the work on the establishment of the medical college and hospital in Keonjhar district is going on.
Skill Development and Technical Education minister Premananda Nayak, Energy minister Dibya Shankar Mishra were present during the virtual inaugural ceremony.
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