Thank you Digambara, Sandeep babu, Braja babu and the others: Looks like CUO Koraput will start in Koraput because of your efforts
May 8th, 2009
Following are excerpts from a report in tathya.in.
Professor Banerjee met the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here to apprise him the developments on the new varsity front.
She is clearly defensive and said that the campus will be at Koraput and classes will start in August next. …
During the meeting with Chief Minister, she made it clear that the Campus will be at Koraput.
She said that there seems to be some misgivings about the Second Campus at Bhubaneswar.
Prof. Baneerjee seems defensive and said that all out efforts are being made to start the Campus at Koraput.
Mr.Dasverma was outraged over the decision and demanded action against the people concerned.
Young NROs led by Digamabara Patra created huge stir in both the state and at national level.
Professor Patra wrote it to the Prime Minister, Minister HRD and Chief Minister.
More than 100 students, teachers, educationists and members of the civil society demanded immediate action by sending e-mails.
All of them demanded that if et al the second campus will be opened it should start at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi.
The Chief Minister’s Office(CMO), was flooded with e-mails from all parts of the world and the mandarins were worried over the matter.
Bijay Kumar Patnaik, Principal Secretary to CM took up the matter seriously.
And Prof.Banerjee was summoned to clarify the factual position.
Madhu Sudan Padhi, Secretary Higher Education department, who did not buy the idea of Second Campus of CUO here, before starting the original campus at Koraput.
Mr.Padhi asked her to make arrangements in Koraput.
Prof. Banerjee is now under pressure to start classes at Koraput.
Following is from Samaja.
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