Bhubaneswar: Agami Odisha and the Odisha Nadi Suraksha Sammukhya have decided to intensify stir under the Mahanadi Bachao Andolan to protect the interest of Odisha vis-à-vis Mahanadi water share. Mahanadi Bachao Andolan to organise protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from August 8 to 12 .
This was informed by the Agami Odisha convenor Sudarshan Das at a Press meet here on Sunday. He said Agami Odisha decided to intensify the voice of protest of Odisha by holding a dharna in front of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from August 8 to 12. Around 200 activists will join the dharna.
Das said, during protest period, a team of delegates would meet the party chiefs of different political parties and hold discussions on how injustice has been done to Odisha over the Mahanadi issue. A Satyagraha would also be held on August 9 in Delhi, he said.
Odia people living in Delhi would participate in the protest. People of Odisha, intellectuals, political parties have assured to participate in the agitation, Das said.
Among others, Social activists Lalit Mohan Patnaik, Nirod Khuntia, Prof Sisir Behera, Human Rights activist Manoj Jena, Odisha Nadi Surakshya Samukshya member Tapan Padhi, Basudev Bhatt, Dilip Sabat and Prasanna Bisoi were present.
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