Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Malkangiri Airport. CM Naveen Patnaik visited Malkangiri district and inaugurated Malkangiri Airport.

• The runway was constructed on 233 acres of land at Rs 70 crore. 
• The Chief Minister's Office added that CM Patnaik also approved the Govindapally Irrigation Project across the Saptdhara River in Malkangiri District.
• Rs. 4,000 crore will be spent on this project. 92,815 acres of farmland will be irrigated. During the visit of 5T Chairman Karthik Pandian to Malkangiri in March, he received proposals for the project from the public.