Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates Cotton Ginning Mill, Bus Terminal at Digapahandi

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a cotton ginning and pressing mill and a new bus terminal at Digapahandi in Ganjam district on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said emphasis is being laid on the development of smaller cities.

“We are working to improve the livelihood of the people in small towns and development of various civic facilities. We are focusing on roads, drainage facilities and drinking water facilities. All families in Digapahandi are connected to piped water,” Naveen said. The Chief Minister also hoped that all these benefits would improve the quality of life of the people of Digapahandi.

Naveen said the cotton ginning mill is a new initiative in the State’s co-operatives sector and it will inspire other farmers to diversify their crops. In Digapahandi, earlier cotton was being cultivated only on 500 hectares. But now the area of cultivation has increased to 5,000 hectares. Earlier, 4 quintals of cotton were harvested, but now 44 quintals of cotton are being harvested. With an investment of Rs 3.28 crore for the cotton ginning mill, it will create a huge market for cotton farmers in both Ganjam and Gajapati districts.
The bus terminal will be able to handle about 100 to 150 buses every day, benefiting thousands of people.