BJD workers here have emerged a jubilant lot after party chief and Chief Minister Nabin Patnaik announced a plan for development of the Rangailunda Airstrip on Saturday.
The jubilation in the party circle was marked as party workers led by Ganjam district president Subas Maharana and Mahanagar chief Bijay Samal came out to celebrate the announcement on the streets. They moved in procession holding banners and shouting slogans, and distributed sweets among passersby.
Samal thanked the Chief Minister and Gopalpur MlA and Higher Education Minister Dr Pradip Panigrahi for inclusion of Rangailunda Airstrip in the development plan.
“It is the collective effort of both the leaders which made the long-cherished dream come true,” said Samal. He said the airstrip, once developed, would boost the economy of the South Odisha in general and Ganjam district in particular. It would help Brahmapur University, Khallikote Cluster University, MKCG Medical College, Government Engineering College and the upcoming IISER to have network with reputed educational institutes of the country.
Among others, BMC Chairperson K Madhavi, Anil Kumar Sahu, Sanghamitra Dalai, Pramod Maharana, Bhismacharya Choudhury, lakshmipriya Padhi, Rahasbihari Dash, Mukund Gouda, Dhiren Maharana, Ami Padhi and many Corporators were present.