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'''Western Orissa Development Council''' (WODC) is an administrative set-up established by the government of [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] on 11 November 1998. This council was particularly established to bring development in the backward [[western Orissa]] region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wodcorissa.org/|title=Official website|website=www.wodcorissa.org}}</ref> This [[organization]] is highly criticized by politicians, and members of the civil society as it has failed to live up to the expectations.<ref>[http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Congress+MP+demands+separate+W+Orissa+state&artid=c9yWS5msdWc=&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw=&SEO=]{{dead link|date=April 2021}}</ref> Many says that formation of the Western Orissa Development Council is an acknowledgement of regional imbalance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref> and term it as "rehabilitation platform" for the ruling party.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} The Orissa State Legislative Assembly demanding removal of the chairperson of the Western Orissa Development Council (WODC) and its expert members.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://kddf.wordpress.com/category/developmental-schemes-for-districts/western-odisha-development-council/ Koshal Discussion and Development Forum]
* [http://www.navratnanews.com/ Voice of Western Orissa]

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[[Category:State agencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Sambalpur]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1998]]

Western Odisha Development Council - Revision history

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