Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet has approved an allocation of 9.685 acres of government land for the construction of the Paika Memorial in the memory of the Paika Rebellion at the foothills of Barunei Hill in Khurda district.
This was informed by Revenue & Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi in the Assembly on Tuesday.
During the Zero-hour, Marandi informed that 9.685 acres of government land will be provided in the Mouza- Khurda area to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for the construction of the Memorial.
“State Government have decided to provide Government land measuring Ac. 9.685 dec. in Mouza- Khordha under Khordha Tahasil of Khordha District to Ministry of Culture, Government of India for construction of Paika Memorial in the memory of Paika Rebellion at the foothills of Barunei Hill, the battleground of Paika Bidroha with free of premium, capitalized value and incidental charges.” read the official press release.