Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given appointment to meet two students of Kendrapada district who covered more than 1,600 km by bicycles to reach New Delhi.
Kendrapada BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty mentioned this in the Twitter. “The PM has agreed to meet the two Kendrapada boys who cycled all the way from Odisha to draw his attention towards the Mahanadi issue,” Mohanty tweeted.
According to Mohanty, Krishnakant Sarangi, an engineering student, and Subhrajit Barik, a Zoology student, recently reached the national capital to meet President Ram Nath Kovind and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Mahanadi river water dispute.
The students said they wanted to highlight the plight farmers who are suffering due to the construction of barrages on the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh. The construction has reduced the water flow during the Summer, affecting lakhs of farmers.
Mohanty had earlier requested the President and the Prime Minister to meet the two students.