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Bolangir, Jan 23: The demand for setting up an agriculture university in Bolangir has gained momentum with people, college students, representatives of different organisations of the town and others participating in a human chain here Friday morning.
The human chain started from main Post office to government bus stand. “We formed the human chain to press for
fulfilment of our demand for setting up an agriculture university in Bolangir. Ever since merger of Bolangir in Orissa, we have been losing a lot. All major institutions are being set up outside Bolangir. It is satisfying that today, people cutting across political lines, have come out in support of the demand for setting up an agriculture university here,” said Promod Mishra of Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Kriyanusthan committee. “Unless the government fulfils our demand, we would intensify our agitation and a delegation would go to Bhubaneswar to meet Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on this issue,” Mishra added.
A few days ago, Bolangir MP Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo had met the chief minister and discussed the demand of people in Bolangir to set up an agriculture university there.