Padma Shri Daitatari Naik, the canal man of Odisha, who was the chief guest on the occasion of 5th annual Bhuyan Community held at Birakala GP under Joda block on Sunday, told the adivasi people to give up alcoholism which is cause of many disturbances in the sociey.
Daitatari (70) himself a native of village Baitarani under Bansapal block of Keonjhar district had carved out a 3 km long canal from a mountain stream to water his land along with of neighbours. He further told that the Bhuyan organisation should work for spread of education among the tribal people so that many blind beliefs can be removed from the Bhuyan society.
Sources revealed that the Bhuyan community which is about 20 per cent of population in the Keonjhar district is educationally backward and the community people’s addiction to alcoholism is high.
The programme was organised by Giridhari Naik and co- ordinated by Trivikram Naik among others.