“We have made plaster to around 250-ft long and a slope size of height wall of the college building which functions in the old palace of the erstwhile king of Khallikote. The students have given their drawings in the first two days of the workshop for mural paintings. The experts have selected the drawing for the wall, while Nair has guided and supervised the students in making the mural,” said college principal Devi Prasad Dash. Most arts depict the culture of Odisha, including the rich maritime history by creating a giant boat of around 120-ft long, folk arts, temples and Jagannath cult among other things. “The artwork is almost complete. It will take around two more weeks to lend finishing touches to the painting with suitable colour combinations,” he said. Dash said it would be the biggest mural in the state after completedMaleswar Patra, tehsildar, and Nair who graced the closing ceremony of the workshop praised the talents of the students for reflecting the Odisha’ s culture through the wall painting. Earlier, 26 young civil service trained officers of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, who visited the college two days ago, also praised the students’ skills after they witnessed them busy painting the wall.
