"A cement factory with an investment of Rs
4,000 crore will be set up in the district. This will provide employment for
about 2,000 people in Malkangiri," the CM said.
On the second day of
his visit to Malkangiri, the CM chaired a review meeting with district
officials, which was attended by minister for social security and empowerment
of the disabled, scheduled tribes and scheduled castes development, minority
and backward classes welfare, and school and mass education Nityanand Gand,
Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi, Malkangiri MLA Narasinh Madakami, Chitrakonda
MLA Mangu Khil, southern revenue officer Rupa Roshan Sahu, southern range DIG
Nitish Shekhar, district collector Ashish Elohim Patil, and forest officer
Pratap Kattapalli.
Majhi emphasised the need for the urgent
implementation of various schemes under the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled
Castes Development, Minority and Backward Classes Welfare Department, including the development of railway
infrastructure, national highways, roads, and rural development. He directed
officials to complete these projects on a priority basis. Highlighting the importance of education, the CM stressed the need for
appointing at least two teachers in every school. He also outlined plans
for development through the Jeevan Jeevika Mission, aiming to bring Malkangiri
on a par with the state's leading districts.