Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Odisha CM Launches Road Safety and Health Initiatives
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, started a new program to make roads safer.
He also opened a new place to help people who get hurt in accidents.
He introduced things like alert bells at dangerous spots, new buses that are better for the environment, and a special card for easy bus travel.
He also opened a new building to take care of people who get hurt in accidents.
All these things are to make life better and safer for people in Odisha.
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi launched the 'Mukhyamantri Sadak Suraksha Yojana Samman' to strengthen road safety.
An alert bell was installed at the accident-prone Kalinga Ghat to prevent accidents.
The CM inaugurated 14 new Atal Bus Stands and flagged off 100 new BS-6 buses and 25 e-buses.
A 'Closed Loop Smart Transit Card' system was launched for cashless bus travel.
A trauma care centre and OPD building were inaugurated at Sambalpur district headquarters hospital.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- What
- Launched road safety initiatives and inaugurated a trauma care centre
- When
- Monday and Sunday (specific dates not mentioned)
- Where
- Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur, Odisha
- Why
- To strengthen road safety and improve healthcare infrastructure
- Project
- Mukhyamantri Sadak Suraksha Yojana Samman
- Location
- Hhubaneswar, Odisha
- Key Features
- Alert bell at Kalinga Ghat, smart card system, e-buses, new Atal Bus Stands, trauma care centre
- Cost of Atal Bus Stands
- Rs 156.53 crore
- Cost of BS-6 Buses
- Rs 46 crore
- Cost of Trauma Care Centre
- Rs 21.28 crore
- Cost of CSSD Building
- Rs 2.53 crore
- Number of Trauma Care Centres Planned
- 89
Sources
Odisha CM Lays Foundation For Central Vista–Style Assembly, Lok Seva Bhavan; House Strength May Rise To 200
Odisha CM lays foundation for Lok Seva Bhavan and Assembly complex in Bhubaneswar - Telegraph India
CM opens trauma care centre
Road safety part of good governance: CM
