The Manuscripts Conservation Centre (MCC) of the Post Graduation Department of History of the Sambalpur University organised an awareness camp on conservation of palm leaf manuscripts at the Urle Government UP School.
About 150 school students and teachers marched in the village with placards and banners to create general awareness for preservation of palm leaf manuscripts. Then a meeting was organised, which was presided over by Biswantha Panda and attended by a large number of villagers and students.
Dr Biswajit Pradhan, the coordinator of the programme, highlighted the activities of the Manuscripts Conservation Centre. Prof PK Nayak of the university narrated the primary and scientific methods of conservation of manuscripts for future generation. Former Prof KR Panigrahi spoke on the importance of palm leaf manuscripts and their impact on society. An exhibition on the technique of conservation of palm leaf manuscripts was also organised.