Status of Mega Drinking Water Projects in Odisha

August 4, 2026
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Status of Mega
Drinking Water Projects undertaken by non-Odia Contractors in different districts,
Odisha

(Information
obtained under RTI Act by May 2025)

 

In 2023, the information
received under RTI Act from Govt. Departments  ( https://odishasoochana.blogspot.com/2023/12/non-odia-contractors-awarded-huge-work.html ) exposed how a
mega Drinking water project worth  
thousands of crores  of rupees
have been designed to hand over the 
non-Odia Contractors. A total amount of Rs 35,000 crores was simply
handed over to 17 Non-Odia Companies who enjoy patronage of Sri V.K. Pandian,
the then Secretary to former Chief Minister and his close associates   i.e, non-Odia officers in Odisha
bureaucracy.  During that time, we
had   alleged that these mega Projects
handed over to non-Odia Contractors   and
sidelining Odia Contractors was meant to loot state exchequer in name of
providing drinking water to the People of Odisha.    After
BJP Govt. came to power in 2024, we filed complaint before Govt. seeking an
inquiry and special audit into allotment of mega projects to all non-Odia
Contractors.   Despite assurance given by
Govt., no inquiry was conducted so far. 
Out of our curiosity and to understand the status of the project and
action, if any taken by Govt. against Non-Odia Contractors, we filed RTI in the
office of Engineer-in-Chief, RWSS to access this information. The below is the
present status of   the mega  drinking 
water projects.  Though four to
five years passed since sanction of the project and despite extension of
time  is granted, not  a single project  has been completed so far. The lack of
potable drinking water   for rural people
in Odisha has led to widespread outbreak of Diarrhoea  in  different
districts. We put  this information in
public domain with the objective generating public opinion and putting pressure
on Govt. to refrain from sanctioning any kind of project to non-Odia
Contractors.

 

Sl.No.

Name  of District

Name  of agency

Name of the project

Total amount sanctioned  with
year

Total amount utilized

Status of the project

Remarks

1

Puri

M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd., Mumbai

Mega Piped Water Supply to
68 villages of Astarang Block, 64 villages of Kakatpur block, 52 villages of
Gop Block of Puri district

Rs. 192.46 crore  in 2023

NA

On-going

 

2

Puri

M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd. , Mumbai

Mega Drinking Water Project
for supply of drinking water to 68 villages under Puri Sadar  and 78 villages of Gop block

Rs. 213.98 crore

NA

On going

 

3

Puri

M/s Indian Hume Pipe Co.
Ltd. , Mumbai

Mega  Drinking Water Project  for water supply to 78 villages  of Delang Block

Rs. 107.42 Crore

NA

On4 going

 

4

Puri

M/s GVPR Engineer’s Co
Ltd.  Hyderabad

Mega  Drinking Water Project  for water supply to 126 villages of Kanas
Block, 18 villages of Brahmagiri Block , 14 villages of Satyabadi Block

Rs. 184.12 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

5

 Khorda

JMC-Jindal water
Infrastructure Ltd.  Joint Venture

Piped Water Project to 337
villages of Bolagada and Begunia  Block
of Khorda district ( Location- Sananayapali, patapursasan Gp, Bolagarh )

Rs. 326.08 Crore

NA

On going

 

6

Khorda

Krishan  S, Mumbai and UMSL  Ltd, Odisha

Mega PWS to Ranipada Cluster
of Banpur block

Rs. 67.57 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

7

Khorda

L &T Company

Mega PWS  to Chilika, Tangi and Banpur blocks

Rs. 188.76 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

8

 Khorda

 L and T Company

Mega PWS to Begunia and
jatni Block

Rs. 278.06 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

9

Khorda

NCC Company

Mega PWS to  Balipatna Block

Rs. 142.73 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

10

 Khorda

NCC  Company

Mega PWS to 16 GPs of
Balianta Block

Rs. 128.62 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

11

Khorda

NCC Company

Mega PWS to 9 GPs of
Bhubaneswar Block

Rs. 82.61 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

12

Khorda

NCC Company

Mega PWS to 6 GPs of
Bhubaneswar Block

Rs. 46.72 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

13

Khorda

NCC Company

Mega PWS to 17 GPs of Tangi
Block

Rs. 133.58 Crore

NA

Ongoing

 

14

Jajpur

Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited , Hyderabad

Mega PWS  to Dasarathpur Block

Rs. 181.78 Crore ,
sanctioned in 2018-19

Es. 158.95 crore

On going

Project  was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not  completed.

15

Jajpur

Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad

Mega PWS to Badachana Block

Rs.335.72 Crore sanctioned
in 2018-19

Rs. 287.32 crore

On-going

Project  was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not  completed.

16

Jajpur

Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad

Mega PWS to Dharmashala
Block

Project  was about to be completed by 30.12.2021 .
But EOT applied upto 30.12.24. Still Project is not  completed.

17

Jajpur

Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited, Hyderabad

Mega PWS to Jajpur and
Binjharpur Block

Rs.245.98 crore , sanctioned
in 2020-21

Rs.189.18 crore

On-going

Project  was about to be completed by 22.3.24  . But EOT applied upto 24.3.25 Still
Project is not  completed.

18

Jajpur

KEC and BRCC

Mega PWS  to Danagadi block

RS. 87.11 Crore

Rs. 67.35 crore

On going

Project to be completed by
9.3.21  but EOT approved 23.2.25 . but
not completed

19

Jajpur

KEC International Ltd joint
venture with  BRCC

Mega Drinking Water Project
for Dharmashala and Rasulpur block

Es.167.16 crore

Rs. 115.77 crore

On going

Project to be completed by
9.3.21 . EOT Approved till 23.2.25. but not completed

20

Jajpur

KPIL

Mega PWS to 258 villages
under Korei block

Rs.127.06 crore

Rs. 32.79  crore

On going

The project is about to be
completed by 24.3.25 . but continuing.

21

Jajpur

KPIL Company

Mega Drinking Water Project
for 89 villages under Bari block

Rs. 127.60 crore

Sanctioned on 2022-23

Ongoing

22

Jajpur

NCC Limited

Mega Drinking Water Project
for 52 mining affected villages of 16 GPs of Sukinda block

Rs. 107 crore sanctioned in
2018-19

Rs. 101.09 crore

Ongoing

Project was sanctioned on
27.11.21 and extended upto 31.5.24 . but not yet completed

23

Jajpur

NCC Limited

Mega Drinking Water Project
for 33 no of mining affected villages of Sukinda block

Rs. 79.56 crore  sanctioned in 2017-18

Rs. 67.03  crore

Ongoing

Project was about to
complete on 30.9.21 but not yet completed

24

Jajpur

NCC Limited

 Mega Drinking Water Project for 15 no. of
mining affected villages of Sukinda block

Rs. 46.19 crore sanctioned
in 2018-19

Rs. 43.99 crore

Ongoing

Project was about to
complete on 30.11.2022  but not yet
completed

25

Rayagada

M/S KEC Limited and  SPML Joint Venture

Mega Drinking Water Project
for 24 GP, 418 Villages and 4 GPs, 49 villages  of Rayagada Block

Rs. 298.70 crore

Rs. 152.20 crore

On-going

No action taken

26

Rayagada

M/s Zuberi Engineering
Private Limited

14 GPs of Gunupur Block

Rs. 79.40 Crore

Rs. 58.40 Crore

On-going

No Action Taken  against the Company

27

Rayagada

M/S SIIPL and SIEPL Joint
Venture

3 no. Individual RPWS
Project  pertaining to Ramanaguda and
Kolanara Block

Rs. 114.68 Crore

Rs. 35.58 Crore

On-going

No action taken against  the Company.

28

Rayagada

M/s Zuberi Engineering
Private Limited

Execution of Mega PWS
Project to 18 GPs of Bisamcuttack Block

Rs. 84.23 Crore

Rs. 63.37 Crore

On-going

No action taken by the
Company

29

Cuttack

M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Ltd.

Mega PWS Project for 37 GPof
Mahanga Block and 7 GP of Nischnktakoili Block

Rs. 194.92 Crore

Rs. 165.95 Crore

On-going

Partially functional

30

Cuttack

 Blue Star , SPML Infra JV Limited

Mega PWS Project  for 72 villages of Nischntakoili Block

Rs. 62.16 Crore

Rs. 26.67 Crore

Ongoing

Non-Functional

31

Cuttack

Blue Star VISHWA Infra JV
Ltd.

Executing of Mega PWS
Project pertaining to 13 GPs of Banki Block, 17 GPs of Damapada Block, 2 GPs
of Baranga Block

Rs. 189.69 Crore

Rs. 68.64 Crore

Ongoing

No-functional

32

Cuttack

M/S Dineshchandra R. Agrawal
Infracon Pvt. Ltd.  JV with M/s Bhugan
Infracon Pvt. Ltd.

Execution of PWS Project for
149 villages of Tangi Choudwar Block

Rs. 153.51 Crore

Rs. 27.16 Crore

Ongoing

Non-functional

33

Gajapati

JMC – SPML Joint Venture

Mega PWS Project for 39 GP
of Mohana Block from Harabhanga Reservoir

Rs. 622.13 Crore

Rs.198.57 Crore

Ongoing

 

34

Gajapati

Mega PWS Project for 19 GPs
of Nuagada Block, 17 GPs of R. Udayagiri Block

 

 

35

Gajapati

5 GPs of Gumma Block

Rs.30.33 Crore

 

Ongoing

 

36

Gajapati

Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited

Mega PWS project for 190
villages of Rayagada Block

Rs. 379.17 Crore

Rs. 47.88 Crore

ongoing

 

37

Boudh

Land T Company Ltd.

Mega PWS Project for Boudh
Block

Rs.205.48 Crore

Rs. 194.89 Crore

Ongoing

 

38

Boudh

Land T Company Limited

Mega PWS Project for
Kantamala Block

Rs. 214.93 Crore

Rs.202. 22 Crore

Ongoing

 

39

Boudh

Land T Company Limited

Mega PWS Project  for Harabhanga Block

Rs. 195.70 Crore

Rs. 134.47 Crore

Ongoing

 

40

Nawarangpur

JMC-JWIL Company

Mega PWS project for 72 GPs
of Nandahandi and Tentulukhunti Block

Rs. 149.39Crore sanctioned
on 9.8.2019

Rs.139.20 Crore

Ongoing

Date  of the 
completion was 8.8.21. EOT was granted upto 31.12.24. Still Project
could not be completed . Penalty amounting 0.05 % of Project Cost per day was
imposed  on 2.3.2024 onwards

41

Nawarangpur

JMC-JWIL Company

Mega PWS project for 11 GPs
of Kosagumuda Block

Rs. 99.01 Crore  sanctioned on 9.8.2019

Rs. 101.63 Crore

Ongoing

Date  of the 
completion was 8.8.21. EOT was granted upto 31.12.24. Still Project
could not be completed . Penalty amounting 0.05 % of Project Cost per day was
imposed on 2.3.2024 onwards

42

Nawarangpur

M/s GVPR Engineering Pvt.
Ltd

Two no. Individual Mega PWS
Project for Nawarangpur, Papadahandi and Kosagumuda Block

Rs. 403.94 Crore sanctioned
on 1.3.2019

Rs. 368.41 Crore

Ongoing

The Project was about to
complete 30.7.21 . But EOT was extended to 31.12.2025 . penalty amounting
0.03 % on balance work for delay in project 
imposed on 5.11.24

43

Nawarangpur

M/s GVPR Engineering Pvt.
Ltd

Two no. Individual Mega PWS
Project for Chandahandi Block

Rs. 139.48 Crore  sanctioned on 1.3.2019

Rs.118.73 Crore

Ongoing

44

Nawarangpur

M/s L and T Company Ltd

66 villages of Dabugaon
Block and 68 villages of Jharigaon Block

Rs. 261.27 Crore

Rs.39.04 Crore

Ongoing

 The project started on 294.23 and date fixed
for Completion 29.3.25. But 10% of work has not been completed

45

Keonjhar

M/s NCC Ltd, Hyderabad

19 villages under Hatadihi
Block

Rs.35.87 Crore

Rs. 36.15 Crore

Completed and operational

 

46

Keonjhar

M/s NCC Ltd, Hyderabad

200 villages under Hatadihi
Block

Rs. 281.87 Crore

Rs. 290.08 Crore

Ongoing

Though more amount released
than sanctioned amount , the project could not be completed.

47

Keonjhar

M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Mega PWS for 138 no.
villages under Saharapada Block

Rs.182.32 Crore

Rs. 186.18 Crore

Ongoing

Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24

48

Keonjhar

M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Mega PWS to 81 no. villages
under Anandpur Block

Rs.112.37 Crore

Rs. 114.62 Crore

Ongoing

Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24

49

Keonjhar

M/s Megha Engineering
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Mega PWS to 200 no.
villages  under Ghasipura and Anandpur

Rs. 155.44 Crore

Rs. 151.12 Crore

Ongoing

Govt. has penalized /
liquidated damage to the tune of 1% on the balance value of work on the
executing agency on 28.2.24

50

Keonjhar

M/S Land T limited

Mega PWS  for 144 
villages  of telkoi, Ghatagaon
and Patna and HarichndanPur Block

Rs. 1176.50 sanctioned in
2019

Rs. 355 .53 Crore

Ongoing

The Govt. Has imposed
penalty  amounting Rs.1,18,17, 568.00
on 8.10.2024

51

Sundargarh

Kalpataru Pvt. Ltd ( JMC)

Mega PWS  for Bisra, Lathikata, Lahunipada  and Bonai block

Rs.388.81 Crore

Rs. 215.44  Crore

Ongoing

60% work completed . Govt.
has imposed penalty Rs. 26,35,660.00

52

Sundargarh

Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS)

Mega PWS to Gurundia and
Lathikata Block

Rs. 152.00 crore

Rs. 121.74 crore

Ongoing

An amount of
27,45,118.00  as penalty imposed .
External electrification not completed.

53

Sundaragarh

Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS)

Mega PWS for Koida and
Lahunipada Block

Rs.168.11 Crore

Rs. 121.74 crore

Ongoing

A penalty amounting Rs. 30,
47,485 imposed  water supply is under
testing

54

Sundaragarh

Universal MEP Project and
Engineering services ( VOLTAS)

Mega PWS for Kuanrmunda,
Nuagaon Block

Rs. 340.39 Crore

Rs.282,09 Crore

Ongoing

Rs. 19,31,910 penalty
imposed

 

Prepared
by Pradip Pradhan , M-9937843482

Date-
25.6.25