Bhubaneswar, Dec. 4 -- In a significant development, following an OTV report, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday announced that the state government will provide houses to the three members of the Indian women's visually impaired cricket team, who recently made the state proud by clinching the T20 World Cup title.

Four players from Odisha Phula Soren, Parbati Marandi, Basanti Hansda and Yamuna were part of the victorious squad that brought glory to India. However, three of them, Phul Soren, Parbati Marandi and Basanti Hansda, had earlier disclosed to OTV that they did not have houses.

The revelation aired by OTV sparked widespread public reaction, prompting the Chief Minister and School and Mass Education Minister Nit...