Bhubaneswar, Dec 5 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved a proposal for improvement of Tusura Airstrip in Bolangir for Rs 65 crore, an official said.

The go-ahead for the project was given after local people stressed the demand for improvement of the airstrip.

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Patnaik's private secretary VK Pandian, during a visit to Bolangir in August, had received many proposals from the local people for the project.

He had directed the district collector to prepare a detailed project report, the official said.

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