Medha Patkar, six others restricted from entering villages in Odisha’s Rayagada

Medha Patkar, six others restricted from entering villages in Odisha’s Rayagada

Bhubaneswar, August 9: The Rayagada district administration has imposed a temporary entry ban on environmental activist Medha Patkar and six others, including activist Prafulla Samantra, restricting their presence in five villages of the district until Sunday afternoon.According to an order issued by district collector Ashutosh Kulkarni, the prohibition — effective from the afternoon of August 8 to August 10 — covers Sunger, Adajore, Sindoor Gha…