Attending the annual function of the Dhenkanal Autonomous College Students’ Union here on Tuesday, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said employment opportunities for youths in Dhenkanal district would be created as the Central Government is going to instal a power plant at Gajamara and an aluminium plant at Kamakhyanagar with investments of Rs20,000 crore soon.
The dream of students to elevate the status of the Dhenkanal Autonomous College to an university can be materialised with effort and cooperation of all, Pradhan said.
The meeting was presided over by Students’ Union president Harmohan Behera. Among others, college principal Dr Bijoylaxmi Acharya, Prof Susanta Kumar Das, former Rajya Sabha member Rudra Narayan Pany and former Dhenkanal MlA Krushna Chandra Patra also spoke on the occasion.