BHUBANESWAR: Vishal Odisha Kranti Parishad, a social organisation, here on Saturday urged the state government to take necessary action to include the Deomali hills and Kotia group of villages in revenue map and in the records of forest and tourism department.
Tourism minister Ashwini Patra recently told the assembly that Deomali, the highest peak in the state, is not in the records of revenue, tourism and forest departments of Odisha. The organization said Odisha should not leave any loose end to the advantage of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh which also stakes claim on Kotia region.
Pravat Dash, president of the Parishad, said they met the tourism minister on Friday and discussed this issue. “He said that a meeting of ministers of revenue, forest and tourism has been proposed to sort out this issue with regard to their due mention in revenue and forest records,” said Dash.
