Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari would hold a meeting on August 3 in New Delhi to iron out problems for construction of a bridge over Kushei river at Belbahali in the Anandpur area of Keonjhar district, informed BJP State spokesperson Sameer Moahanty on Saturday. Notably, a large-scale scuffle hah erupted between villagers and police officials over the bridge on NH 215. Resultantly, 63 women and 36 men of the village had stayed in jail custody for 15 days.
A team State BJP led by president KV Singh Deo and comprising former Minister Manmohan Samal, former Anandpur MlA Bhagirathi Sethy, Bhagaban Sahu had met Gadkari and urged him to sort out the problems relating to the bridge construction by forming a high-level committee. Accordingly, the Union Minister has set August 3 for discussion on the issue, said Mohanty in a statement.