Baripada, 31.12.2020(Sandhan news/ Lingaraj Panda): Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy today directed the departments to ensure faster utilisation of budgeted money without keeping the funds idle. During a review meeting held at the Lokseba Bhawan here the Chief Secretary directed the departments to focus on faster implementation of the projects by utilizing the budgeted money without parking the funds anywhere. He also directed the departments to ensure expeditious execution of the infrastructure laying and livelihood generating projects. Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mohapatra directed the departments to take regular review and monitoring of the OMBADC and DMF projects. Mohapatra added, “the projects of around Rs 20,000 cr are being implemented in major mineral bearing districts like Angul, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, and Sundargarh. These projects would cater to many basic needs of the people.
Further, the Chief Secretary asked the departments of Water Resources, Rural Development, Works, Housing and Urban Development to “prioritize identified strategic projects and complete those within the scheduled time”.
