The book ‘New Concepts of Mega Science’ by Shyam Sunder Rathi was released by former Union Minister Brigadier KP Singh Deo here.
Former DG of Police, Maharashtra, Arup Patnaik attended the meeting as a special guest.
Rabi Shankar Pattnaik, Utkal Journalists’ Association president Bibhuti Bhusan Kar and social activist Anand Pandey were on the dais. Odisha Krusak Samaj president Dr Purna Chandra Mohanty presided, while chief patron Dr Laxmi Narayan Agarwal was present among others. It is claimed that the book will help implement new concepts to free the world from water scarcity within two years, generate cheap hydro power, ensure 100 per cent irrigation and 20 per cent extra crop, besides river recharge etc.