WODC sanctions grant for development of Mahanadi Netra Hospital in Sonepur

Sonepur: Asit Tripathy, the Chairman of WODC provided financial grant to Mahanadi Netra Hospital in Sonepur district from the Western Odisha Development Council for its further improvement.

Today, in the conference hall of Kharavela Bhawan, Tripathy reviewed the various development projects being built with the financial assistance of the council in the district. On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Sonepur District Collector Bimalendu Ray and the officials of Mahanadi Netra Hospital.

Total Rs 1 crore of budget sanctioned during the meeting. Currently, the hospital has 30 beds and it is proposed to make it 80 beds. Tripathy said that it will be a Centre of Excellence in the field of ophthalmology in Western Odisha.

On the other hand, he discussed the construction of a Weavers Training centre at Kardola, Sambalpur with Collector Ananya Das, while he discussed the different problem of Gangadhar Meher College and the construction of town hall auditorium. In addition to this, they discussed about the improvement of the district library as well as discussed about the new tourist attraction Handloom Mall being built in Sonepurdistrict.

The chief executive officer of the council Dr. Ajit Kumar Mishra and the technical consultant were prominently present in the said meeting.

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