Khallikote College road to have a Foot Over Bridge

BERHAMPUR: Bowing before public pressure the state government has finally sanctioned a foot over bridge for Khallikote College. The bridge will connect the main campus of Khallikote College with the Khallikote Junior College and Stadium situated on either side of the NH 217. There has been persistent demand for this foot over bridge for last many years owing to growing traffic on the road which has been declared a National Highway. Students and faculty of the College had to cross the busy road several times a day which led to recurring accidents. Students of this historic Institution resorted to prolonged agitation demanding the upgradation of the College into a Unitary University last year. Demand for adequate number of faculty, additional land and foot over bridge were also part of their demand. The State Government earlier agreed to transfer the land adjoining the College which was earlier handed over to the Reliance group for a shopping mall. With the foot over bridge, the Khallikote college campus which is crisscrossed by busy roads passing through it would become safer for the students. Presently the main campus, hostels, stadium and Junior College of this Institution are segregated by these roads and the over bridge will help integrate the campus leading to its elevation as a Unitary University feel students and people of the City.