Keonjhar, April 13 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi fulfilled a long-awaited dream of the residents of Barbil by laying the foundation stone for the Barbil Bypass Ring Road Project.

During the program on Monday, the Chief Minister inaugurated 24 projects constructed at an outlay of Rs 29.41 crore and laid the foundation stones for 51 projects with a budget of Rs 326.43 crore. The proposed Bypass-cum-Ring Road for Barbil city will span 18.326 kilometres, with a total investment of Rs 1,581.21 crore earmarked for its completion.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced that an electrical sub-station would soon be constructed at a cost of Rs 298 crore to serve the Joda, Basudevpur, and Barbil areas. He also directed the di...