Baipariguda, Jan, 02: In Badaguda village under Kenduguda Panchayat of Baipariguda block in Koraput district, the statue of martyred soldier Ishwar Talia was unveiled on Monday. On this occasion, Koraput MLA Raghuram Machh inaugurated the statue.
The program was attended by former Koraput MLA Raghuram Padal, former minister Padmini Dian, former MP Jhina Hiktaka, Block Chairman Prashant Gupta, Block Vice-Chairperson Purni Barik, Zilla Parishad member Raje Mahuria, Zilla Parishad member Ma Jani, BDO Shakti Mahapatra, IIC Dambarudhar Batria, Tahsildar S. N. Choudhury, local Sarpanch Abhimanyu Nayak, and more than 3,000 people.
It may be noted that on December 19 last year, Ishwar lost his life due to an explosion that occurred during a military exercise at Pokhran, Rajasthan.