SAMALEI project faces more local resistance as residents stage ‘Jal Satyagrah’ in Mahanadi

Sambalpur, September 9: Residents of Balibandha, Ramji Mandir and Ghunaghutipada on Thursday staged ‘Jal Satyagrah’ in Mahanadi river at Balibandha Ghat protesting displacement for carrying out the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) scheme by the State Government. Earlier, the residents of these areas, including the inhabitants of Ghunghutipara, a 400-year-old slum […]

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Rs 200 crore SAMALEI Yojana for development of Maa Samaleswari Temple

Bhubaneswar, February 17: The Odisha Govternmet on Wednesday announced Samaleswari Temple Area Management & Local Economy Initiatives (SAMALEI) plan for peripheral development of Maa Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur, to offer divine experience to tourists and devotees. The Draft Proposal prepared by the Works Department for the purpose was presented before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today […]

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At Sambalpur BJP rally, Modi exudes confidence of forming Govt at centre & Odisha

Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence that BJP would form Governments at the Centre and in Odisha. “The recently-concluded first phase polls in Odisha clearly indicate that BJP will again come to power in Centre and it will form Government in Odisha too this time. People are supporting us because they want […]

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