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Updated January 15th, 2019 at 14:44 IST

In Odisha, PM Modi meets family of slain Doordarshan video journalist Achyutananda Sahu who lost his life during the Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Prime Minister Narendra ⁦Modi⁩ launched an array of developmental projects worth over Rs 1,550 crore in Odisha on Tuesday. During his visit to Odisha's Balangir, PM Modi met the parents of slain DD national cameraman Achutyanand Sahu, who lost his life in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on October 30 2018.

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Prime Minister Narendra ⁦Modi⁩ launched an array of developmental projects worth over Rs 1,550 crore in Odisha on Tuesday. During his visit to Odisha's Balangir, PM Modi met the parents of slain DD national cameraman Achutyanand Sahu, who lost his life in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on October 30 2018.

On October 30, Doordarshan news video journalist Achutyanand Sahu and two CRPF jawans attained martyrdom after Maoists ambushed the police patrolling in the jungles of the Neelavaya Village in Dantewada's Aranpur district in Chhattisgarh. In the light of the sad incident, the Union government had announced Rupees 15 lakh ex-gratia to  Achutyanand Sahu's family - Ten lakh Rupees were granted by Doordarshan, while Rs 5 lakh will be contributed from the PIB journalist welfare fund. 

READ: Tributes Pour In For Achyutananda Sahu - Doordarshan Video Journalist And Ex-Serviceman - Who Was Killed In A Maoist Ambush In Chhattisgarh

On Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bolangir-Bichhupali railway line and laid the foundation stone for a permanent building at the Kendriya Vidyalaya at Sonepur. Furthermore, he inaugurated new Passport Sewa Kendras at Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapur, Puri, Phulbani, Bargarh and Balangir in Odisha. 

Addressing the gathering during the inaugural event, the Prime Minister said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is committed towards the development of Odisha.

Apart from inaugurating the railway line, the Prime Minister launched six Ministry of Railways projects, including the launch of 813 kilometre of electrified lines from Jharsuguda to Vizianagaram and Sambalpur to Angul. Prime Minister Modi also dedicated a Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) Jharsuguda, which will facilitate Import/Export and Domestic Cargo, including Private Freight Traffic (PFT).

This is the Prime Minister's third visit to Odisha from the past month. On his first visit, to Khurdha in December, the Prime Minister launched Rs 14, 523 crore worth projects in the state and during his second visit on January 5, he inaugurated projects worth Rs 4,733 crores, taking the total amount of projects in Odisha to Rs. 20, 801 crores in the past month.

WATCH: Doordarshan Crew Members Who Survived Maoist Ambush In Chhattisgarh's Dantewada Narrate Ordeal

(With ANI inputs)

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Published January 15th, 2019 at 14:06 IST

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