Programme Heads of All India Radio (AIR) stations in Odisha congregated here recently and evaluated the role and importance of the public broadcaster in the nation building process while reviewing and planning the on-air programmes.
The meeting convened by AIR Berhampur Programme Head Hrusikesh Panigrahi and chaired by AIR Cuttack Station Director Suhas Mohanty, had a congregation of Programme Heads of thirteen AIR stations of Odisha.
Apart from discussions on the broadcast of relevant social, cultural and developmental programmes, the members laid emphasis on the broadcast of programmes benefitting the rural poor and farmers. Several progrmmes to be broadcasted on the imminent Rath Yatra were also considered.