Odisha to build 1000 bridge-cum-dams to boost drinking water sources

The Odisha government to build 1000 more bridge-cum-weirs (low dams) across the state, senior officials said. These low dams, which will be constructed within three years, will function to boost the state's drinking water and irrigation sources, officials said. Notably, the state government have earlier built such structures and their impact was found positive, senior officials said.