Bhubaneswar, Aug. 12 -- Hundreds of protestors clashed with the police at Bharigada under Rajkanika block in Kendrapara district on Thursday while they were holding a rally to protest against the proposed drinking water project on Kharasrota river.

Earlier on Tuesday, the district administration had clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC for a period of two months in three panchayats to expedite the works on the mega drinking water project. Over 35 members of

Kharasrota Banchao Sangram Samiti (KBSS), which has been opposing the mega drinking water project for the last two years, were arrested during the protest.

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