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Odisha: Mega drinking water project for Joranda Mahimagadi launched

Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (UNI) The much-awaited mega drinking water project, with a capacity of 35 lakh liters per day, has been launched in Joranda Mahimagadi in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, under the Modi government's Jal Jeevan Mission.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in a video message on the occasion of the project's launch on Monday, expressed joy over the commencement of the drinking water supply project. He stated that this initiative has fulfilled the long-standing demand of the Mahima society.
Extending his greetings to the venerable saints and devotees of Joranda Gadi in Dhenkanal district, the holy pilgrimage site of Mahima Dharma, Pradhan remarked that Joranda Gadi was not just the center of Mahima Dharma but was once renowned as a hub of education and knowledge in Odisha.
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