BARGARH: Even as the Dhanu Yatra Organising Committee headed by CollectorAnjan Kumar Manik has decided to change the venue for the last fourday proceedings of Dhanu Yatra including ‘Kansa Badha’, the decision has not gone down well with the locals. The final episodes of the Yatra are being held at Hatpada for the last 66 years.
Over the years, Hatpada has been crammed up with more number of shops. While the committee claimed that the change of venue is necessary in wake of large number of people visiting Hatpada during the event, locals said this would be a deviation from the six-decade-long tradition. A meeting conductedbetween the district administration and Hatpada residents over the issue on Thursday remained inconclusive. Bargarh SP Ashis Singh said the decision was taken in larger interest of people.