Tension prevailed in Balangir town for hours following death of a Plus Two girl student in a road mishap at Satyanarayan Pada here on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as lili Nayak of nearby Rinabachan village.
lili was going to the college on a bicycle when a speeding truck hit her from behind. She was declared dead at the Balalangi District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
Irate over the incident, over a hundred locals, including students and women, blocked the National Highway by keeping the dead body and burning tyres on the road.
They demanded Rs 25 lakh compensation for the family of the deceased, action against the truck owner and construction of a bypass road in the locality.
leader of Opposition in State Assembly Narsingha Mishra wrote a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to provide financial assistance to the deceased’s family.
Due to Rasta Roko, vehicular movement on the Balangir-Sambalpur road was disrupted.
People withdrew the agitation after Balangir Sub Collector BS Patel gave assurance to provide assistance of Rs 2 lakh from the CM Relief Fund and Rs 20,000 from the Red Cross fund. Patel said a revised estimate for Balangir bypass has been sent to the Government for approval.