Bhubaneswar, Sept. 7 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1757246513.webp
Hundreds of villagers of Deogaon under Odagaon block in Nayagarh district on Sunday staged a protest outside the Collector's office over their long-standing demand for the construction of a crucial Sunamuhin-Ranganipatna PWD road to connect up to Deogaon and Bhaliadihi localities.
Despite 24 years of persistent appeals, the road is yet to be built, leaving residents disconnected and frustrated. The villagers claimed, repeated requests to the district administration have gone unheard over the years.
In a bold move, the villagers staged a continuous day-and-night Dharna in front of Nayagarh Collector's office (collectorate), dema...