Bhubaneswar, May 6: The 59th meeting of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) was held today under the Chairmanship of Asit Tripathy. MLAs, MPs and RDC participated and reviewed the projects taken up in the 11 districts of Western Odisha.

Council appreciated the efforts of the WODC in getting more effective in its processes. The Council also appreciated the SOP prepared for the project implementation and for substitution proposals, thereby bringing a transformation in execution of works in uniformly manner by the executing agencies.

The Council also appreciated the efforts of WODC for taking the steps for viable big and iconic projects like the state of art modern auditorium in each District Headquarters or at important towns.

The district administrations have been encouraged to sponsor critical projects which are not covered under any state or central Schemes. WODC has been successful in sponsoring unconventional projects sponsored by district administrations.

The state government’s Odisha State Workflow Automation System (OSWAS) has been implemented for processing of files to ensure faster decision making and to achieve transparency.