Tikiri: After knowing that an administrative decision has been taken to shift the Ekalavya Vidyalay proposed at Kashipur block in Rayagada district to a place 50 km away, locals including social activists and political leaders have strongly opposed it.
Hundreds of people protesting the decision Friday gathered near the block office and submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking his intervention. ABDO Padmini Kanhar received the memorandum.
It was stated that a survey team and the local tehsildar had identified a land near Neketi Ghati Mandir in Kashipur for establishment of the school. Later, a decision was taken to shift the school elsewhere.
They warned of agitation against the administration and the government if the decision to shift the school is not reversed.
PNN