Odisha’s Law, Works, and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan conducted a review of the construction progress on 16 ongoing national highway projects in the state.
In an evening meeting held at the conference room of Lok Seva Bhawan, Minister Harichandan examined the technical status of various national highway projects and directed officials from multiple departments to accelerate the construction work.
He discussed strategies to swiftly resolve challenges such as land acquisition, forest land approvals, and environmental clearances to ensure the projects move forward efficiently. This included consultations with Works Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh and other officials.
Among those present at the meeting were Works Department EIC and Special Secretary Lakshmikant Padhi, Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Department Special Secretary Lingaraj Ota, Revenue and Disaster Management Department Additional Secretary Madhusmita Sahu, Digant Routray, Suranjan Pradhan, NHAI Regional Officer Birendra Singh, and MoRTH Regional Officer Sunil Kumar.
