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Industries worth Rs10,000 crore to be established in Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (UNI): Industries worth Rs.10,000 crore will be set up in Mayurbhanj district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister, who laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several projects worth Rs.420 crore during his visit to Mayurbhanj, said that industrialization will accelerate the development of the district and create vast employment opportunities for its residents.
He also announced the establishment of a new +2 college at the Bishoi Block Headquarters and declared that the mini stadium in Bishoi will be named after the great leader Dharanidhar Naik, whose statue was also unveiled.
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