Jajpur: The Odisha government has approved the construction of an indoor stadium at Byasanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) limits of Jajpur district. The matter came to the fore after a letter of the Works department under secretary Muktikanta Patra reached the officer on special duty (OSD) of Roads and Buildings department in Jajpur Thursday.
According to a source, the government approved 89 multi-purpose indoor stadiums in Odisha, including 52 NACs, 30 municipalities and three municipal corporations.
In his official letter, Patra has directed the OSD to take necessary steps in this regard soon. The multi-purpose indoor stadium will help support the emerging sportspersons in Jajpur, the official said.
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On the other hand, local residents have raised doubts on successful implementation of the project. A pond digging work which was started three years ago has been left midway and not completed yet.
The infrastructure and development projects like Byasa Sarovar and Byasa Jagannath Udyan have faced the same fate. Several heritage sites in Jajpur district like Udaygiri, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, Olasuni and Ashokjhar have also been neglected, the denizens alleged.
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