Bhubaneswar: People of Kandhamal district on Saturday thanked and felicitated Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his government’s historic decision to set up a medical college in the district.
Over hundreds of people from different walks of life met the Chief Minister at his residence to convey their gratitude for the initiative, which they said, will go a long way in improving the healthcare scenario in the tribal dominated district.
Kandhamal MP Achyutananda Samanta, three MLAs and BJD Kandhamal district observer Bikram Keshari Arukha were present on the occasion.
Notably on October 16, Naveen announced setting up of a medical college at the district headquarters hospital(DHH), Phulbani in the district.
The CM made the announcement based on the second set of visit reports of the Mo Sarkar team.