Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cabinet held under the chairmanship ofchief minister Naveen Patnaik Monday took sixteen important decisions pertaining to the departments of Sports and youth Services, Water Resources, Finance, General Administration and Public Grievances, Health and Family Welfare, Home, Labour and ESI, Revenue and Disaster Management, and Works department.


Informing people about decisions of the Cabinet chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra said the major decisions of Cabinet included approval of the tender bid for Renovation of Upper Indravati Right Main Canal; development of urban sports infrastructure; sanction of lease of 18.23 acreGovt. land in mouza-Kalamati under SambalpurTahasil in favour of IIM, Sambalpur for establishment of permanent campus; waiver of annual rent and Cess on government land for establishment of Bagchi-Sri Shankar Cancer Centre and Research Institute and BagchiKarunashraya Palliative Care Centre at Bhubaneswar; and, approval of turnkey tender bid for Shree MandiaParikramaa Project.