India, July 1 -- Ahead of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah's visit to Badamba on Sunday, the Cuttack district administration has stepped up preparations.

Sources said during a public meeting at Sunapal in Badamba, Shah is likely to inaugurate key development projects, including the Badamba sugar mill and the Hadua irrigation project.

Notably, Shah had promised the revival of the Badamba sugar mill during the 2024 election campaign. Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal had also earlier announced plans regarding the project during the 'Mati Mora Gaon' programme, while local MLA Bijay Kumar Dalabehera had included the reopening of the mill in his election manifesto.

The state government has signed an agreement worth rs352 crore wit...