Odisha govt has stalled projects worth Rs 1.36 trillion: Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan said the state government's apathy in awarding land and swift clearances had slowed the tempo of growth in Odisha

Union minister for petroleum & natural gas and skill development & entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan fired a salvo at the Odisha government for scuttling projects across sectors valued at Rs 1.36 trillion.

Odisha’s leadership which has been blaming the Centre on and off for its woes was at the receiving end with Pradhan accusing it of throwing a spanner in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Purvodaya’ (Rise of the East).

Addressing newspersons here, the minister said, “Whether it is the projects proposed by central government companies or our flagship programmes like Ayushman Bharat, the Odisha government is deliberately creating roadblocks. The government here attaches