Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled series of developmental projects and laid foundation stone of some projects during his Odisha visit on 15 January 2019.
In Balangir, the Prime Minister dedicated Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) Jharsuguda to the Nation. The Logistic park will likely to make Jharsuguda the prime hub of logistics in the region. He also inaugurated the Balangir-Bichhupali railway line built at an estimated cost of Rs 115 crore.
The PM also dedicated, the new bridge over Nagavali River, Doubling of Railway Lines between Barpali-Dungaripali and Balangir-Deogaon and Electrification of 813 km of Jharsuguda-Vizinagaram and Sambalpur-Angul lines to the nation. The PM laid the foundation stone of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Sonepur at an estimated cost of Rs.15.81 crore.
