By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, August 10, 2016 : Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday proposed the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to set up a medical college and hospital and a cement factory in Sundargarh district.

Patnaik during a meeting with SAIL Chairman P.K. Singh proposed that the company set up a skill development centre in the district, an official press release said.

Attended by top officers from both the state government and SAIL, Patnaik also asked SAIL to set up the cement plant at Purunapani in Sundargarh district and a skill development centre at Rourkela, the release added.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to upgrade Ispat General Hospital (IGH) run by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) into a super specialty hospital in April 2015.

Singh said they are working on to upgrade the IGH into a super specialty hospital.
He also said that the production of Rourkela Steel Plant would be enhanced to 10 million tonne per annum within a period of 10 to 15 years.

Issues like resettlement and rehabilitation of persons displaced due to RSP and Mandira Dam and the establishment of a sewerage treatment plant by SAIL at Rourkela were also discussed, the release said.