KalingaTV News Network
Cuttack: In a bid to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, towards the Mahanadi River water issue during his visit to Cuttack, activists of Mahanadi Banchao Andolan resorted to a unique protest.
The members of the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan, standing in knee-deep water of Mahanadi River at Jobra with banners in hand, staged a silent ‘Jal Satyagraha’ highlighted the alarming decline in the water-level of Mahanadi in Odisha.
They also made special requests to the Prime Minister to direct Raman Singh-led Chhattisgarh government to open the gates of Kalma barrage and release Mahanadi water.