Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched land rights to slum dwellers in five Municipal Corporations of the State by flagging off drone survey.
Attending a special program organized at the KIIT Convention Hall here, the Chief Minister flagged off the drone survey to give land rights to slum dwellers in five Municipal Corporations. Tata Steel Foundation will provide technical support for this.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tata Steel Foundation and Jaga Mission for this program in the presence of the Chief Minister.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister inaugurated 707 Biju Adarsh Colonies in 33 urban areas of the State and announced that Hinjilikatu and Digapahandi have got a new status of being totally slum-free cities from today.
Expressing that it is a matter of great happiness for him, the Chief Minister said that Biju Adarsh Colonies are being established by providing basic facilities to the slum areas along with land rights.
The Chief Minister announced that by December 2023, all the slums in the state will be converted into model colonies and the entire state will be slum-free.
The Chief Minister said that Jaga Mission program has gained worldwide reputation. The Government of India has also awarded this innovative idea. The focus of this mission is People first.
Till date, 1 lakh 70 thousand families of slum areas in 105 cities of the State have been given land rights under Jaga Mission. He announced that land rights will be given to two and a half lakh slum families of the state by December 2023.
