The Utkal Sammilani on Wednesday thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and 5T Secretary VK Pandian for the State Government initiating efforts to preserve the birthplace of Utkalmani Gopandhu Das at Suando village in Puri district as a national memorial.
Recently, a delegation of the Sammilani had visited the birthplace of Odisha’s illustrious son and expressed anguish over the place lying in a state of neglect. They had also given a proposal to the Government for its development.
As the State Government has taken immediate steps on the proposal, Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Area president Dillip Dashsharma, vice-president Sital Chandra Mohanty, secretary Gobinda Chandra Subudhi and joint secretary Ashok Kumar Paltasingh, journalist Nimai Charan Das, Dwarikanath Mohanty and Maheshwar Biswal have appreciated the move.