Bhubaneswar: The Revenue and Disaster Management Department has received petitions from various regions of the state demanding the formation of new districts.
Demands for new districts have come from:
Bargarh district: Bargarh
Kalahandi district: Dharmagarh
Mayurbhanj district: Western Mayurbhanj, Rairangpur, Khunting, Tiring, Karanjia, Panchipur
Sundargarh district: Bonai and Rourkela
Balangir district: Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh
Angul district: Talcher, Pallahara, Gajapati
Khordha district: Bhubaneswar
Ganjam district: Rushikulya (headquarters at Asika), Berhampur, Bhanjanagar
Cuttack district: Chandikhole, Athgarh
Sambalpur district: Kuchinda
Kandhamal district: Baliguda
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