Odisha villagers stage protest demanding road

Kendrapara: Odisha villagers today staged protest demanding construction of road connecting between Orata and Vijaynagar road here in the district.

The locals at Oliha village in Mahakalpada tehsil blocked the road by planting paddy saplings as mark of protest against poor quality of road work by the contractors.

Earlier, they had approached the district collector against poor road construction work. However, their grievance was unheard by the authorities following which they hit the street to mount pressure for road construction.