Summary:
Like the proposed Odia University to be set up in Puri, the state government should establish a Santhali University in Mayurbhanj for the development of the language. Private and government buses remained off the roads.Dharamraj Hansdah, president of Marysa, said, "Santhali is widely spoken in Odisha . This affected traffic in the area and hundreds of vehicles were stranded on either side of the highway for hours. The programme is aimed at boosting the quality of primary education in the state. Train services were affected as activists squatted on railway tracks at Baripada..