Police on Friday detained 30 persons of Mangalpur and its nearby villages under the Sukinda police station on the charge of opposing land acquisition for the proposed Anugul- Sukinda railway line.
Sukinda police station IIC Sudipta Sahoo said, “We detained 30 agitators in the morning but released them in the afternoon. Security has been tightened in the areas to prevent any law and order situation.”
Jajpur district Collector Satya Kumar Mallick said, “The Anugul-Sukinda railway line would be the lifeline of the people of Jajpur, Dhenkanal and Anugul districts. The construction of the railway line work is going on speedily. We will not allow anybody to create any problems for the construction work. The authorities paid proper compensation to all the land losers.”