Nabarangpur: A district-level Odisha Vision 2036 & 2057 consultation workshop was held at the Mission Shakti conference hall on Saturday, chaired by Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena (Steel, Mines, Commerce & Transport). Local intellectuals provided diverse inputs across multiple themes .
Key Recommendations:
Document and publish previously unpublished scholarly works since the 1966 gazette.
Install memorial statues in villages of local martyrs.
Transform Nabarangpur as an agriculturally driven district:
Set up an agricultural university, upgrade polytechnic to engineering college, and establish a central university.
Conserve indigenous plant species and develop riverbank plantations.
Initiate sports training from primary level.
Combat declining groundwater:
Adopt preventive measures, organic farming, and enhance water-resource systems.
Promote tourism, fisheries, flood management, and lift-irrigation via riverbeds.
Simplify credit for agro-industries and entrepreneurs.
Develop tourist sites, industrial corridors, and flood-control infrastructure.
A proposed 460 km railway line from Bhadrachalam → Malkangiri → Nabarangpur → Junagarh.
Allocate ₹3 cr for an e-library in Nabarangpur.
Resume stalled irrigation projects by resolving legal issues.
Officials Present & Actions Taken:
School & Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond emphasized collaborative district development.
MP Balabhadra Majhi noted that previous plans for an engineering college lost ground due to administrative missteps.
A vision document will be drafted incorporating all suggestions, with state commitment to fund railway land acquisition.
District officials and elected representatives, including MLA Gauri Shankar Majhi, BJP district president, and district/sub-divisional officers attended.
The workshop was facilitated by District Collector Shubhankar Mahapatra .
Overall, the government pledged to support entrepreneurship, provide subsidies, and streamline access, while ensuring every citizen benefits from development initiatives aligned with the Odisha Vision roadmap.