Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet Meeting today took 16 major decisions relating to the departments of Agriculture and Farmer’s Empowerment, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Planning and Convergence, Revenue and Disaster Management, Steel and Mines, and Water Resources.
The State Cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Minister Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Forest and Environment and Information and Public Relations Sri Pradeep Kumar Amat and Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra briefed the press about the decisions taken in the meeting for information of the people.
The major decisions included a Special Programme for the promotion of millets in tribal areas; execution of 4 pipe water supply projects in Dhenkanal district; 3 pipe water supply projects in Kendrapara district; and execution of 2 pipe water supply projects in Balasore district.
The financial bid for Khalpal in-stream storage structures across river Brahmani; community harnessing and harvesting of rainwater; cyclone resilient saline embankment projects, and construction of barrage cum bridge across river Koel also got cabinet nod.
The Cabinet also approved the proposal for the creation of additional posts in Odisha Revenue Service group -B cadre.
