Athagarh: Locals in Athagarh block of Cuttack district are observing a 12-hour bandh protesting the inclusion of 71 villages under the jurisdiction of Cuttack Development Authority (CDA).
The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department had on March 31 issued a notification that proposed bringing the villages belonging to seven blocks of the district into CDA fold.
As per the proposal published by H&UD Department, as many as 71 villages of Tangi-Choudwar and Athagarh block, 58 villages of Cuttack Sadar and Baranga block, 9 villages of Salepur block, 4 villages of Kantapada block and 3 villages of Banki block will be included in CDA area.
Protesting it, several organisations in Athagarh are observing a bandh from 6 AM to 6 PM today. All offices and business establishments have been closed in the block while police forces have been deployed at various places.
