Bhubaneswar, June 11 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday announced that statues of 21 great personalities will be installed at various locations across the state in the coming days.

Majhi said that, in addition to unveiling the statues, the government plans to establish memorial museums, interpretation centers, kindergartens, and other related infrastructure in the birthplaces of these eminent figures of Odisha.

"We will develop their villages as model villages in about 100 to 150 locations across the state, where these great personalities were born," Majhi stated.

The Chief Minister made these announcements while interacting with the state's national award winners, intellectuals, and volunteers on Wednesday night at...