When a small town sends one of its own to Raisina Hill
What happens when a nondescript town produces the occupant of India’s highest office? Transformation becomes inevitable. If even a fraction of the projects lined up
What happens when a nondescript town produces the occupant of India’s highest office? Transformation becomes inevitable. If even a fraction of the projects lined up materialise, Rairangpur in Odisha, the hometown of President Droupadi Murmu, will have a compelling story to tell. With just over a year left in her tenure, the town is poised to host some of the country’s prominent educational institutions and a slate of major development projects. Her tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district is also set to receive a share of the proposed investments. Some of the projects are likely to be announced during the scheduled visit of President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mayurbhanj district next week. A Government Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital will be set up on 50 acres identified under Rairangpur Tahasil. The detailed project report has been prepared and communicated to the Ministry of Ayush. A sum of ₹85.68 crore has been approved. The Odisha government has accorded approval for the establishment of a second campus of the Indian Institute of Forest Management at Rairangpur. An area of 134.89 acres at Suliduma and Kusumi villages under Kusumi Tahasil in Mayurbhanj has been identified for the institute.
Representatives of the IIFM are expected to file a requisition for land allotment. In-principle approval has been granted for the establishment of an Indian Institute of Information Technology at Rairangpur, which will function under Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), Baripada. The State Higher Education Department has released a one-time capital grant of ₹1,67,25,600 towards non-recurring expenditure for the initial establishment of the institute. A Central Tribal University has also been proposed at Rairangpur. The Higher Education Department has identified 70.79 acres in Bijatala block near Rairangpur for the purpose. At Nuagaon in Rairangpur, 25 acres have been identified for an AIIMS Bhubaneswar satellite centre. The Health and Family Welfare Department has stated that AIIMS Bhubaneswar has assured support to upgrade a government hospital as a centre of excellence for tertiary healthcare services. A Central Agricultural and Horticulture College of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology will be established in Rairangpur. About 189.68 acres have been identified in Jamda block. The State Industries and MSME Department has been requested to provide the necessary guidance for establishing IT park infrastructure at Bamanghaty near Rairangpur. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has been requested to involve the Wildlife Institute of India in preparing a dossier for the nomination of Similipal Park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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