New Delhi (15/Jan/2011): The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has issued a Central Grant of Rs. 375 crore to Orissa's fifteen selected Tribal and Backward districts during the current financial year (2010-11) under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) of these districts.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has issued a Central Grant of of Rs. 1500 crore to 60 selected Tribal and Backward districts of 9 states during the current financial year (2010-11) under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) of these districts. The amount of Grant is Rs. 25 crore per district and is being given under the Development Grant Component of Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) to the concerned States.
The Integrated Action Plan (IAP) has been commenced after an approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in November, 2010 with the objective of giving a fillip to development schemes in tribal and backward regions, mostly affected by Naxal violence. It is aimed at quick resolution of problems concerning healthcare, drinking water, education and roads.
Orissa districts are:
Orissa (15)
Bolangir, Debagarh/Deogarh, Gajapati, Kalahandi,Kandhamal/Phulbani, Kendujhar/Keonjhar, Koraput,Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangapur, Nuapada,Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonapur and Sundargarh
Letter to CM: Proposed NTPC medical college in Boudh or Phulbani
Dear Honorbale Chief Minister Mr Patnaik,
I am glad that MCL and NTPC are establisning medical colleges in Odisha and Talcher has been selected for the proposed medical college by MCL.
Since past couple of years it is being raised that taking distance and geographical location into consideration each undivided district should have at at least a medical college along with super-specialtiy hospital.
http://kalahandia.blogspot.com/2009/06/government-medical-colleges-in-orissa.html
The argument is also recently advocated by Higher Education Task Force formed by Govt. of Odisha.
As per Government information there are 3 government and 3 private medical colleges in the state. Central Government is establishing an AIIMS type medical College at Bhubaneswar. State Government also cleverly highlighting establishment of medical colleges in Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Bolangir etc though WODC initiated not a single medical collge has been functional even after 7 years of MoU whereas more medical colleges are being added in Cuttack-Bhubaneswar region.
Recently central Govenment has committed 6000 new medical colleges including ministry of railway and ESIC. Ministry of Railway and ESIC have already proposed another two medical colleges in Bhubaneswar. Vedanta University is establishing another medical college in Puri and Sri Sri University may establish in Katak/Cuttack. Refering to University demand in Kalahandi, in 1991 late Biju Patnaik had said at Bhawanipatna that University can not be established in everone's kitchen yard. Perhaps ignoring the urgent need for medical college and super-speciality hospital in far off places from Bhubaneswar, the medical colleges presently being considered and proposed by state Government around Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and surrounding region is nothing different from "Biju Babu's kitchen yard".
Many people are unable to find justification why state Government prefers Government medical college in state capital regions and private one in KBK as it is evident that WODC initiated private medical colleges in Kalahandi and Bolangir are not yet started even after 7 years, where as in the last year budget state Government has alloted 30 crore for Capital (hospital) medical college in Bhubaneswar despite AIIMS, Railway, and ESIC medical colleges and Regional Paramedical Training Center are being established and 3 private medical colleges are already in function in Bhubaneswar. This is excluding many well known private hospitals such as APPOLO, LV Prasad, Global Hospital etc branches at Bhubaneswar and new private medical college proposals.
Even due to various controvercies recently people of Kalahandi were hopeless for the proposed WODC initiated medical college. I also learned that Vedanta's initiative to take WODC initiated medical college in Kalahandi could not be materialised due to other involved private parties. In this circumstance why the state Government is not pursuing to Vedanta to build a fresh medical college and hospital in Kalahandi, one of the demand critic of Vedanta's is also advocating?
Kalahandi is not first district to have two private medical colleges, there will be more than 5 Government and 5 private medical colleges in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack region itself, WODC initiated medical college is being established in Rourkela and state Government had already plan to propose SAIL for a medical college in Rourkela. Central University of Orissa has a proposal to build a medical college in Koraput in future and state Government may ask NALCO to establish a medical college in undivided Koraput district beside one being proposed in Rayagada by PPP mode. Similarly Ganjam and Cuttack have Government medical colleges and few private parties are interested to establish private medical colleges in these districts. State Government has also plan to establish medical colleges in PPP mode in Balasore, Naraj (Cuttack) and Rayagada beside a proposal submitted to defence department for a medical college in Balasore. In case things go positive for WODC medical college at Jaring (which is presently in doubt) and Vedanta takes interest tp estblish a new medical college then Kalahandi might get two private medical colleges (one in Bhawanipatna by Vedanta and other in Jaring, Junagarh by WODC) which will not be wrong.
Similarly no party has ever taken any interest to estblish a medical college in undivided Boudh-Phulbani distirct, another backward district in South-Western Odisha. Medical problem in the region needs urgent attention.
Since the medical college at Talcher will serve the purpose for undivided Dhenkanal district (Angul+Dhenkanal) and Boudh-Phulbani is the adjacent disitrict of Angul district where NTPC is located, I request you to consider establishing the prposed medical college by NTPC in Boudh or Phulbani for undivided Kandhamal district.
Thank you and best regards
Digambara Patra
--
Dr. Digambara Patra
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box: 11-0236, Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon
Email: digpatra@gmail.com
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~dp03/
I am glad that MCL and NTPC are establisning medical colleges in Odisha and Talcher has been selected for the proposed medical college by MCL.
Since past couple of years it is being raised that taking distance and geographical location into consideration each undivided district should have at at least a medical college along with super-specialtiy hospital.
http://kalahandia.blogspot.com/2009/06/government-medical-colleges-in-orissa.html
The argument is also recently advocated by Higher Education Task Force formed by Govt. of Odisha.
As per Government information there are 3 government and 3 private medical colleges in the state. Central Government is establishing an AIIMS type medical College at Bhubaneswar. State Government also cleverly highlighting establishment of medical colleges in Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Bolangir etc though WODC initiated not a single medical collge has been functional even after 7 years of MoU whereas more medical colleges are being added in Cuttack-Bhubaneswar region.
Recently central Govenment has committed 6000 new medical colleges including ministry of railway and ESIC. Ministry of Railway and ESIC have already proposed another two medical colleges in Bhubaneswar. Vedanta University is establishing another medical college in Puri and Sri Sri University may establish in Katak/Cuttack. Refering to University demand in Kalahandi, in 1991 late Biju Patnaik had said at Bhawanipatna that University can not be established in everone's kitchen yard. Perhaps ignoring the urgent need for medical college and super-speciality hospital in far off places from Bhubaneswar, the medical colleges presently being considered and proposed by state Government around Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and surrounding region is nothing different from "Biju Babu's kitchen yard".
Many people are unable to find justification why state Government prefers Government medical college in state capital regions and private one in KBK as it is evident that WODC initiated private medical colleges in Kalahandi and Bolangir are not yet started even after 7 years, where as in the last year budget state Government has alloted 30 crore for Capital (hospital) medical college in Bhubaneswar despite AIIMS, Railway, and ESIC medical colleges and Regional Paramedical Training Center are being established and 3 private medical colleges are already in function in Bhubaneswar. This is excluding many well known private hospitals such as APPOLO, LV Prasad, Global Hospital etc branches at Bhubaneswar and new private medical college proposals.
Even due to various controvercies recently people of Kalahandi were hopeless for the proposed WODC initiated medical college. I also learned that Vedanta's initiative to take WODC initiated medical college in Kalahandi could not be materialised due to other involved private parties. In this circumstance why the state Government is not pursuing to Vedanta to build a fresh medical college and hospital in Kalahandi, one of the demand critic of Vedanta's is also advocating?
Kalahandi is not first district to have two private medical colleges, there will be more than 5 Government and 5 private medical colleges in Bhubaneswar-Cuttack region itself, WODC initiated medical college is being established in Rourkela and state Government had already plan to propose SAIL for a medical college in Rourkela. Central University of Orissa has a proposal to build a medical college in Koraput in future and state Government may ask NALCO to establish a medical college in undivided Koraput district beside one being proposed in Rayagada by PPP mode. Similarly Ganjam and Cuttack have Government medical colleges and few private parties are interested to establish private medical colleges in these districts. State Government has also plan to establish medical colleges in PPP mode in Balasore, Naraj (Cuttack) and Rayagada beside a proposal submitted to defence department for a medical college in Balasore. In case things go positive for WODC medical college at Jaring (which is presently in doubt) and Vedanta takes interest tp estblish a new medical college then Kalahandi might get two private medical colleges (one in Bhawanipatna by Vedanta and other in Jaring, Junagarh by WODC) which will not be wrong.
Similarly no party has ever taken any interest to estblish a medical college in undivided Boudh-Phulbani distirct, another backward district in South-Western Odisha. Medical problem in the region needs urgent attention.
Since the medical college at Talcher will serve the purpose for undivided Dhenkanal district (Angul+Dhenkanal) and Boudh-Phulbani is the adjacent disitrict of Angul district where NTPC is located, I request you to consider establishing the prposed medical college by NTPC in Boudh or Phulbani for undivided Kandhamal district.
Thank you and best regards
Digambara Patra
--
Dr. Digambara Patra
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box: 11-0236, Riad El Solh
Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon
Email: digpatra@gmail.com
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~dp03/
Naveen asks PM to tackle maoism through rail network expansion
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 2011 (PTI) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today alleged that several railway projects announced for Orissa in the budget were not carried out and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s intervention in their execution, saying it can check Maoist menace in the region.
"It is a matter of concern that many projects and initiatives those were announced by the Ministry of Railways in previous year budget have failed to make a substantive headway," Patnaik said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
Orissa was emerging as a mining and metal hub of the country with substantive addition of energy generation capacity, Patnaik said, adding, the nature of industrial activities here required robust and well-planned rail infrastructure for stability.
Almost 70 per cent of Orissa''s interior were either untouched or negligibly touched by the rail network, he said.
"These areas (interior) are seriously affected by left wing extremism and require well planned intervention to counter the same," Patnaik said in the letter.
Stating that he was hopeful about expansion of rail network to the affected region is one of the best means to speed up the pace of development and break the shackles of isolation and backwardness.
He demanded that the Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher railway line and Sambalpur-Brahmpur new rail link (via Phulbani) be tagged as national project.
"Survey of these lines have been sanctioned and I would like you to advise the ministry of railways to execute these projects on priority basis," Patnaik said in the letter.
"It is a matter of concern that many projects and initiatives those were announced by the Ministry of Railways in previous year budget have failed to make a substantive headway," Patnaik said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
Orissa was emerging as a mining and metal hub of the country with substantive addition of energy generation capacity, Patnaik said, adding, the nature of industrial activities here required robust and well-planned rail infrastructure for stability.
Almost 70 per cent of Orissa''s interior were either untouched or negligibly touched by the rail network, he said.
"These areas (interior) are seriously affected by left wing extremism and require well planned intervention to counter the same," Patnaik said in the letter.
Stating that he was hopeful about expansion of rail network to the affected region is one of the best means to speed up the pace of development and break the shackles of isolation and backwardness.
He demanded that the Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher railway line and Sambalpur-Brahmpur new rail link (via Phulbani) be tagged as national project.
"Survey of these lines have been sanctioned and I would like you to advise the ministry of railways to execute these projects on priority basis," Patnaik said in the letter.
Orissa''s Kandhamal goes below freezing point
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 2011 (PTI) Daringbadi in Orissa''s Kandhamal district was today the coldest place in the state as it went below freezing point even as normal life remain affected due to the cold wave across the state.
Daringbadi (-0.5 degree Celsius) was followed by Phulbani (3.6 degree), the district headquarter town of Kandhamal, while Sundargarh in western region recorded 4.9 degree and Keonjhar in north recorded 5.4, the Met office said.
State capital Bhubaneswar recorded 10.8 degree celsius while Sambalpur experienced the chill with the temperature remaining at 5.1.
"Cold wave condition is likely to prevail over interior Orissa during the next 48 hours," S Sahu, Director of the local Meteorological office, told PTI adding the situation could continue due to clear sky and a low pressure area near Sri Lanka.
Places which recorded less than 10 degree Celsius temperature were Chandbali (9.7), Balasore (9.1), Jharsuguda (6.7), Hirakud (7.8), Titlagarh (8), Balangir (8.7), Angul (9.8), Baripada (6.6) and Bhawanipatna (8.7).
Daringbadi (-0.5 degree Celsius) was followed by Phulbani (3.6 degree), the district headquarter town of Kandhamal, while Sundargarh in western region recorded 4.9 degree and Keonjhar in north recorded 5.4, the Met office said.
State capital Bhubaneswar recorded 10.8 degree celsius while Sambalpur experienced the chill with the temperature remaining at 5.1.
"Cold wave condition is likely to prevail over interior Orissa during the next 48 hours," S Sahu, Director of the local Meteorological office, told PTI adding the situation could continue due to clear sky and a low pressure area near Sri Lanka.
Places which recorded less than 10 degree Celsius temperature were Chandbali (9.7), Balasore (9.1), Jharsuguda (6.7), Hirakud (7.8), Titlagarh (8), Balangir (8.7), Angul (9.8), Baripada (6.6) and Bhawanipatna (8.7).
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