The 76th Independence Day was celebrated by the Utkal Sammilani at its central office here on Monday. Sammilani’s central committee president Bibhuti Mishra hoisted the National Flag.
Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma was chief guest and general secretary Bichitra Kumar Badjena coordinated the programme.
Organisation vice-president Surendra Mishra, advisor Ananta Prasad Jena,Saudamini Samantray, Subrat Mahapatra, Nityananda Samantray, professor Prafulla parida and Dipti Nayak were present.
The Independence Day was celebrated by the Veer Surendra Sai Nagar Unnayan Parishad. While Parishad general secretary Dillip Dashsharma was the chief guest, Corporator Prabhasini Mohanty hoisted the National Flag. Trilochan Rath coordinated the function.
Ramchandra Samal, Uma Ballabh Mishra, Utkal Panigrahi, Nalini Kar, Puranjan Padhi, Manjubala Hati, Esha Mohanty, Sunita Sarkar, Ramanuj Sarangi , Manoranjan Patra, many women and children of the colony were present.