The Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar branch held a get-together here on Sunday. At the meeting, branch president Dillip Dashsharma said the Sammilani is thankful to Telangana State for supporting Odisha over the Polavaram issue. Sammilani Bhubaneswar branch president Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra, Paradip branch president Surendra Mishra, VP Pratap Chandra Swain, Sital Chandra Mohanty and senior member Dr Dwarikanath Mohanty proposed that an awareness drive be undertaken in different villages for the development of Odia language. Bhub-aneswar branch VP Nirakar Mahalik and secretary Govinda Chandra Subudhi, Siddharta Sankar Gadnayak and Akhaya Jethi coordinated the programme. Among others, Ashok Kumar Paltas-ingh, Shiba Prasad Mishra, Pratap Kumar Nanda and Manoj Sahu were present.