More than 80 women and girls from the Kargil slum of the city joined in a human chain to stop violence against women under the banner of the One Billion Rising campaign at the Pokhariput main road.
Members of several organisations held banners and shouted slogans to focus on the need of safety, security and peace for women.
The programme was organised by ActionAid, Bhubaneswar region and SAKAR. A Civil Defence team of the State Government with their trainee volunteers and along with civil society organisations like CCWD and CARD also participated in the drive. ActionAid senior programme officer Sudeshna Mishra and SAKAR secretary Swarupa Rani Adinarayan led the campaign.