Bhawanipatna:16/January/2010
The presence of APJ Abdul Kalam has made Kalahandias happy today.
In fact former President of India took lot of interest in the inclusive development of the back ward district.
Taking this as an opportune moment, intelligentsias of the district propped up by Digambara Patra, leading Non Resident Odia(NRO) presented Dr.Kalam the Vision Kalahandi 2020 here on 16 January here.
A K Nanda, Convener Vision Kalahandi 2020 presented the well researched document.
Dr.Nanda pointed out that Kalahandi is backward at present despite its geographical location at the central point of south-west Odisha, its vast natural resources, and glorious past.
K B K Yojana and other schemes of the Centre and State government would not work here unless Higher Education and Research will generate awareness among the masses, said Dr.Nanda.
Although the Government of India has been initiating number of Universities, viz Central and National [Innovative], nothing is allotted to Kalahandi, lamented Mr.Nanda.
It should be established in the backward zones, so that, the area lagging behind the developed zones would march ahead and the regional imbalance would be reduced considerably, which would ensure a concrete National Integration, said he.
Lakhs of people of Kalahandi crossing across Party and professional lines have petitioned several times to both the Centre and the State to get a ‘University’.
Delegation after delegation met HRD Minister at the Centre and the Chief Minister of the Odisha State and with utmost humility requested for a University at Kalahandi.
But unfortunately, both the centre and the State turned deaf ear to the request of the people.
Kalahandi district has thousand and thousand acres of land ideally located at the tariff point of rail, road and air.
The region, moreover, is free from Maoist menace and natural hazard like flood, earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption.
As such, the landmass is a congenial place for Education and Research to grow, so the people of Kalahandi.
Therefore, Kalahandias have appealed you to influence the Government, both Centre and State to establish A National [innovative] University at Kalahandi.
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