PM Modi will visit Odisha on Tuesday and will gift several development projects in Chandikhol, Jajpur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch different projects in many states of the country on March 5. First of all many projects will be started in Sangareddy, Telangana. Will also hold a public meeting here. After this he will go to Odisha and will gift many development projects in Chandikhol, Jajpur. After the inauguration and foundation stone laying here, he will address the public meeting and go to West Bengal.
The Prime Minister will hand over several development projects worth more than Rs 19,600 crore in Chandikhol, Odisha. Many of these will be inaugurated and the foundation stone of many will be laid. These include projects related to oil and gas, railways, roads, transport, highways and nuclear energy. He will also inaugurate a 344 km long product pipeline from Paradip in Odisha to Haldia in West Bengal.Chandikhol in Jajpur district of Odisha, where the Prime Minister's program will be held, has its own significance. Let us know more about it.
Chandikhol named after Chandi Devi
Today Chandikhol is a town located in Jajpur district of Odisha. It is named after Goddess Chandi. Actually, in the year 1932, a monk arrived in Chandikhol, whose name was Baba Bhairavanand Brahmachari. He started worshiping by installing an idol of Mata Chandi in the hills of Barunei, full of dense forests and ferocious animals.
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Gradually, this place came to be named Chandikhol after the name of Mother Chandi, which has today become an important town of the state. It has been selected for the establishment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve. People going to Chandikhol get the facilities of hotels etc. in this town as well as in Cuttack city. Along with Odia, Hindi and English languages are commonly spoken in this area. Talking about health facilities, the nearest higher medical facility here is SCB Medical College which is located in Cuttack.
This town is the end point of National Highway 200.
National Highway 200 ends in Chandikhol itself, which starts from Raipur. Apart from this, National Highway 16 also passes through here. However, the nearest airport here is Biju Patnaik Airport of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, whose distance is about 70 km from Chandikhol. The nearest town to this town is Jarka, which is 12 km away from Chandikhol.
important center of commercial activities
Today Chandikhol has become strategically important for commercial activities, there is an important reason for this. The town serves as a junction between the important cities of Odisha – Kalinganagar, Cuttack, Bhadrak and Paradip and due to the availability of natural resources and proximity to these four cities, it proves to be suitable for commercial activities.
That is why many of the projects that the Prime Minister is going to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of in Odisha are located around Chandikhol. Also, that is why this place has also been chosen for the Prime Minister's meeting.
Jajpur also has historical importance
If we talk about Jajpur district, it has its own historical importance. Jajpur was founded by Somvanshi king Jajati Keshari in the 10th century. Jajpur district was established on April 1, 1993, which is named after the district headquarters Jajpur.
Earlier Jajpur city was a part of Cuttack district. In the year 1993, four new districts were created by dividing Cuttack. Jajpur is connected to the districts of Keonjhar and Bhadrak in the north, Cuttack in the south, Dhenkanal in the east and Kendrapara in the west. Today there are only 10 tehsils and 10 blocks in Jajpur district.
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