B N Singh Pappan

Saharsa: Jal Satyagrah', a unique agitation in which several persons including a few women are in standing in river Kosi since March 8, 2017, at Kathdumarghat in Saharsa district to press the demands of the locals for construction of Mahasetu over the river at Kathdumarghat and Agakarghat and a road link to Saharbanni in Khagaria district, continued for the second day on March 9.

Simribakhtiyarpur SDO Suman Prasad Sah and SDPO Ajay Narain Yadav visited Kathdumarghat on March 9 and requested those on Jal Satyagrah' to call off their agitation saying they had conveyed their demand to the higher authorities. But, they refused to call off their indefinite `Jal Satyagrah’ till the state government takes some definite steps on their demand.

The `Jal Satyagrah’ has been started under the banner of Mahaetu Evam  Sadak Nirman Sanghursh Samiti headed by Sindhu Yadav. Raibhir Yadav, Pankaj Singh, Sudhir Singh, Dashrath Sharma, Ramdev Sada, Bechu Yadav, Pramod Yadav, Chandeshwari Yadav, Hakim Yadav, Binchu Yadav, Akhilesh Mistry, Subhash Yadav, Ganesh Pandit, Amarnath Singh, Ranvijay Singh, Phul Kumari, Devki Devi, Alodhani Devi, Lila Devi, Bechni Devi, Manju Devi, Bijli Devi, Gauri Devi, Amla Devi, Asha Devi and Anila Devi are standing in river Kosi to press their demand. Former MLA Surendra Yadavhas extended his support to them.

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