IBNlive, April 17, 2011
Bolangir (Orissa), Apr 17 (PTI) Dubbing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as the "greatest enemy of western Orissa," former MP Balgopal Mishra today accused the BJD regime of trying to hijack proposed rail wagon factory from the district."Instead of providing land, power, water and other infrastructure for the proposed rail wagaon factory in Kalahandi district, the BJD government is attempting to hijack the project to Patnaik''s home district Ganjam," Mishra told a press conference here.The rail wagon factory was proposed to be set up in the backward district following efforts made by Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das and leader of Opposition in Orissa assembly Bhupinder Singh, he said.However, instead of providing the required infrstructure, the BJD government was scuttling the project, Mishra alleged urging the people of undivided KBK (Kalahandi- Bolangir-Koraput), Sambalpur and Sundargarh districts to extend their support for greater interest of western Orissa.He alleged that since independence all successive state governments had treated western Orissa as a "dustbin".Criticising the BJP, Mishra said a group in the party had demanded the wagon factory be sifted to Bolangir where railway got 700 acres of land at Kantabanji.When NDA was in power from 1998 to 2004, the locomotive repairing unit at Kantabanji was closed in 1998 but no effort was made by the local BJP MP for revival of the unit then, he claimed.
Balgopal bats for rail wagon unit in Kalahandi
The Pioneer, April 18, 2011
PNS | BALANGIR
People of KBK and western Odisha should be unanimous on the demand for setting-up of the proposed rail wagon-manufacturing unit in Kalahandi district or else the project might get hijacked to other site and even get shelved, former local MP Balgopal Mishra observed while addressing to the media men on Saturday evening.
Kalahandi district, located in the KBK area, is one of the poorest and backward districts of the State and once such a mega factory is set up there, it would go a long way in boosting up the economic condition of the region as people would get employment and there would also be growth of ancillary industries.
Mishra thanked Kalahandi MP Bhakta Das and leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh for their concerted efforts to get a rail wagon factory sanctioned from the Government of India and especially for Kalahandi.
He criticised the Naveen Pattnaik Government for reportedly submitting a report that there is no vacant land available in Kalahandi.
The Chief Minister has all along neglected the region, he fumed further.
Reacting to the reports in a section of Press regarding the setting up of the project in Ganjam district, he said it would be the most unfortunate thing.
Asked to comment on the BJP's demanding it at Kantabanji, Mishra said it is nothing, but strengthening the eroding base of the party (BJP) and they (BIP) are doing at the behest of their party leaderships who were hand in gloves with CM Naveen Patnaik.
Ironically, why the BJP MP from Balangir, who was silent for three terms (15 years) even when the NDA Government was in power at the Centre could not establish an industry here or take up any mega project here, Mishra questioned.
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