Keeping in view the growing number of people from the state visiting Mumbai for studies or medical treatment, Odisha government today sought an additional one acre land from its Maharastra counterpart.
"I would request you to provide an additional land of one acre preferably in the areas of Kharghar or Panvel, Navi Mumbai for construction of another Odisha Bhawan for accomodation of needy cancer patients and students from the state," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Maharastra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Stating that an Odisha Bhavan has been established at Vashi, Navi Mumbai over a plot area of 4046.87 square meter, Patnaik said the growing number of cancer patients of the state to Mumbai for better treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital required more accommodation facilities.
This apart, a number of students visiting Mumbai to attend interviews for higher studies also compounded the demand of additional accommodation in the metropolis, he said.
"It has now become absolutely necessary for creation of more accommodation facilities in Navi Mumbai for cancer patients and students," Patnaik pointed out seeking an early response by the Maharastra government over the matter.
