Odisha Will Be Slum-Free by 2023: Naveen Launches Drone Survey of Slums in 5 Municipal Corporations

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be completely slum-free by December 2023. All the slums will be developed into model colonies, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while launching the drone survey of slums in five municipal corporations in the State for granting land rights to slum dwellers under the Jaga Mission.

The Chief Minister launched the drone survey at a special programme organized at the KIIT Convention Hall here.
Tata Steel Foundation will provide technical support for this. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tata Steel Foundation and Jaga Mission for this program in the presence of the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister inaugurated 707 Biju Adarsh Colonies in 33 urban areas of the State.

Naveen also announced that Hinjilikatu and Digapahandi have got a new status of being totally slum-free cities from today.

Stating that it is a matter of great happiness for him, the Chief Minister said that Biju Adarsh Colonies are being set up by providing basic facilities to the slum areas along with land rights.

Naveen said that Odisha’s Jaga Mission programme has gained worldwide reputation. The Government of India has also awarded this innovative idea. The focus of this mission is People first, he said.

As on now, 1.70 lakh families of slum areas in 105 cities of the State have been given land rights under Jaga Mission. He announced that land rights will be given to two and a half lakh slum families of the state by December 2023.