Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian on Thursday visited Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR) at Olatpur in Cuttack district.
NIRTAR at Olatpur is a recognised and very important centre that is flocked by patients from Odisha and nearby States on a regular basis. Jena and Pandian oversaw the facilities available at the centre and communication facility.
Works Secretary Vir Vikram Yadav and Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chainy were present during the visit.
After consultation with the locals and doctors, it was decided that a double road connecting Niali Adaspur to Olatpur will be constructed for patients to conveniently reach NIRTAR.
The land/plots around NIRTAR will be acquired and those would be developed. Besides, the hostels will also be developed. Jena and Pandian visited different wards and spoke to patients.
