Tag: Gurupriya Bridge

Following reports of bending of four pillars of pile no-13 of the Gurupriya bridge at Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district, a three-member team visited the site today

Malkangiri: The implementation of a new design after some pillars of the under construction Gurupriya bridge connecting the cut-off area in Malkangiri district tilted has raised concerns about whether the bridge canl be completed within the stipulated deadline. The deadline for completion of the bridge has been set for September 2017. The problem arose when […]

Malkangiri: After reports of bending of four under construction pillars of Gurupriya bridge connecting the cut-off area in the district, the local MLA has questioned the quality of work of the much hyped dream project of the Chitrakonda people. MLA Dambaru Sisa, who alleged that low quality construction led to the bending of the pillars, […]

At a time when the Odisha government is expediting construction work of Gurupriya bridge to connect to the residents of the cut-off area to the mainland, Maoists are of the opinion that the bridge would not solve any of the problems that the people are facing now

Construction of the bridge on River Gurupriya to connect the cut off areas of Balimela reservoir with the mainland of Malkangiri will be completed before schedule, said additional chief secretary Upendra Nath Behera here on Thursday

Malkangiri: The CPI (Maoist)’s Malkangiri-Koraput-Visakhapatnam Border division today issued a letter to media opposing the newly-inaugurated Gurupriya bridge in Chitrakonda in the district and termed it as ‘anti-development’. The red rebels through the letter stated that the bridge is not meant for development, rather it is a project that will bring destruction for tribals in […]

Let us not get distracted by the ugly and shameful tug of war among the three major political parties to corner – and deny – credit for the inordinately delayed Gurupriya bridge. Instead, we should all rejoice that a historical wrong has been righted and the people who sacrificed everything to light up our houses […]

Malkangiri: No sooner than water was released from Balimela dam on Thursday, allegations were rife about the faulty design of the newly inaugurated Gurupriya bridge that connects the cut off areas of Malkangiri district. Reason, owing to the low height of the bridge, water from the dam was released much before it reached the danger […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into alleged corruption in the construction of Gurupriya bridge in Malkangiri district, claiming that around Rs 74 crore were paid fraudulently in excess to the contractor. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Niranjan Patnaik said that the excess payment had been pointed out by the Principal Accountant General. […]

Malkangiri: The much-hyped Gurupriya Bridge over Janbai River in Malkangiri district was built to serve as a vital link between the 150 villages of Swabhiman Anchal (cut-off areas) and the district headquarters. However, due to lack of motorable roads to seven panchayats of the region, many people are still deprived of the advantages of the […]

Malkangiri: The inauguration of the Gurupriya bridge, not only promised connectivity but also development for over 150 cut-off villages in the Maoist-infested Malkangiri district. Contrary to all the promises, the Gurupriya bridge seems to have taken the people of these villages hardly any closer to development. Jantri panchayat under Chitrakonda block which consists of 12 […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Trouble is brewing in Malkangiri’s “swabhiman anchal”, a benighted hinterland which got its new moniker following the inauguration of Gurupriya bridge by chief minister, Naveen Patnaik last year. The bridge that linked what was once officially known as the ‘cut-off’ area comprising 151 villages with the mainland after a gap of […]

Malkangiri: Of all the places one would least expect a tourist to visit, Chitrakonda which still seem to appear as a Maoist stronghold has surprisingly emerged as a selfie destination in the State. The once-cut-off area in Chitrakonda which has been named Swabhiman Anchal after the much-hyped opening of Gurupriya Bridge in the district has […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Finally the residents of Dhuliput and Maliguda, the two remote villages under the Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri’s once infamous “cut-off” area, rechristened as Swabhiman Anchal following the inauguration of Gurupriya bridge in 2018, have a metalled road. Cut off from development these villages have for decades been part of a benighted […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The huge seizure of arms and ammunition from a Maoist hide-out in Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal has come as a morale booster for security forces engaged in a prolonged war with the ultras. This region, which was earlier called “cut-off” area because of its difficult topography and lack of road communication with […]