Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Odisha CM Announces Rs 3,700 Crore Projects for Keonjhar
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, announced many new projects for the Keonjhar district.
These projects include building new roads, a tech park, a data center, and a textile park.
There will also be a data recovery center, improvements to an airstrip, a stadium, and a plant resource center.
Additionally, a big temple project called Maa Tarini will be developed with modern facilities.
The total cost of these projects is over Rs 3,700 crore.
The Chief Minister said that Keonjhar has lots of natural resources and will become an important place for steel production, just like other cities in Odisha.
The temple project will be completed in one year and will include places for pilgrims to stay, eat, and shop.
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced infrastructure projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore for Keonjhar district.
Projects include a four-lane ring road in Barbil (Rs 2,300 crore), a bypass road in Keonjhar town (Rs 428 crore), and a tech park (Rs 168 crore).
Other projects include a data center (Rs 150 crore), a textile park (Rs 150 crore), and a data recovery center (Rs 187 crore).
Funds will also be allocated for redeveloping the Raisuan airstrip (Rs 103 crore), developing the Keonjhar stadium (Rs 180 crore), and establishing a regional plant resource center (Rs 50 crore).
A Rs 313-crore project for the Maa Tarini temple complex will include modern amenities and be completed within one year.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- What
- Announced infrastructure projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore for Keonjhar district
- When
- December 7, 2023
- Where
- Keonjhar district, Odisha
- Why
- To boost infrastructure and economic development in the district
- Total Project Cost
- Rs 3,700 crore
- Four-Lane Ring Road
- Rs 2,300 crore
- Bypass Road in Keonjhar
- Rs 428 crore
- Tech Park Investment
- Rs 168 crore
- Data Centre Investment
- Rs 150 crore
- Textile Park Investment
- Rs 150 crore
- Data Recovery Center
- Rs 187 crore
- Redevelopment of Raisuan Airstrip
- Rs 103 crore
- Development of Keonjhar Stadium
- Rs 180 crore
- Regional Plant Resource Centre
- Rs 50 crore
- Maa Tarini Temple Project
- Rs 313 crore
- Total Funds Available
- Rs 35,000 crore
