implemented to double fish production in the state in five years.
implemented to double fish production in the state in five years. Sea food export touched Rs 1791.81 crore during 2015-16 and the state government had set a target of Rs 20,000 crore worth export in coming years.
He said during 2017-18 average milk production and procurement per day were expected to reach 6.6 lakh litres and chilling and processing capacity were likely to be enhanced to 9.4 lakh and 7.0 lakh litres per day respectively.
On plans to augment development of green energy, the governor said a pro-active Renewable Energy Policy had been notified during 2016-17 for translating the objectives. A 20 MW solar project at Manamunda had been commissioned and 1,000 MW solar power units were being proposed to be set up at suitable locations.
Regarding the Mahanadi river water row with Chhattisgarh, Jamir said "I am proud that my government has stood firmly with the people of Odisha to ensure their due share of water from the Mahanadi river."
He said to prevent unauthorised construction activities by the Chhattisgarh government on upstream of the river and to safeguard the interest of the people of Odisha, the state government had moved the union government to constitute a tribunal to resolve the issue and also moved the Supreme Court.
Referring to the industrial growth, the governor said the biggest ever investment expo in the state, the 'Make-in- Odisha' event, organised by the state government recently in Bhubaneswar, brought promises of Rs 2.03 lakh crore investment and creation of 1.4 lakh job opportunities for youths in the state in 10 sectors.
Stating that the overall law and order situation in the state during 2016 remained peaceful, Jamir said the overall intensity of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) activities came down in the state, though the situation remained challenging in parts of Malkangiri, Koraput and Kalahandi districts.
However, the situation there was gradually improving.
In order to increase the mobile telephone connectivity in LWE affected areas, 248 towers had been operationalised and to augment police capacity, 250 new posts in different ranks created.
Underlining the need to improve road connectivity in a time bound manner, the governor said the state government had prepared a road infrastructure development action plan with an investment of Rs 1,411 crore under Odisha State Road Project.
He said the construction of Gurupriya Bridge was likely to be completed by September, 2017 with an allocation of over Rs 187 crore. It would connect separatd regions with Malkangiri district benefiting the tribal people of the region.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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