Swachha Bharat Abhiyan launched at Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: By. Basant Rath, Journalist.

The National Sanitation Campaign under Swachha Bharat Mission launched from September 25 to October 23 next month commenced here on Thursday at Mission Shakti Conference hall.

Collector Md.Sadique Alam was the chief guest said the district administration will launch a special cleanliness drive on Gandhi Jayanti i.e. 2^ndOctober, 2014 in district involving “Shramdaan” and awareness activities for keeping the sphere of work neat and clean with special focus o­n all government offices, school premises, police stations, urban local bodies, public health centres in view of the directives of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India as a part of the clean India campaign. Hon’ble Prime Minister has also called for making the “Swachh Bharat Mission” a mass movement in order to achieve Gandhiji’s Dream to create a “Clean India” by the 150^thBirth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019 the Collector said.

 The Member Secretary DWSM Tapan Kumar Rout said the mission aims to cover all households, provide community toilets, public toilets, and a solid waste management facility in each town. Under the programme, community toilets will be built in residential areas where it is difficult to construct individual household toilets. Public toilets will also be constructed in designated locations such as tourist places, markets, and bus stations.

Also the “The programme includes elimination of open defecation, conversion of unsanitary toilets to pour flush toilets, eradication of manual scavenging, municipal solid waste management and bringing about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices,” Rout added.

 Among others PDDRDA, Gopinath Saraka, PO OTELP Pabitra Mohan Nayak, Chairman Nabarangpur Block, Badabyasa Bhatra, Vice-chairman Kosagumuda block, DIPRO, Bhujang Bhusan Rao, CDPOs, Anganwadis, volunteer’s were present at the meeting.

Collector Md. Sadique Alm, inaugurated the “Swachhta  Ratha” and mass cleanness drive  was inaugurated to create awareness throughout the district.

Health Issues dominate in ZP Meet at Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: Basant Rath, Journalist

The Zilla Parisad meeting was held in Rajiv Bhawan conference hall here on Saturday. ZP Prisident Motiram Nayka Presided over the meeting among others Commerce and Transport minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, MP Balabhadra Majhi, Collector Md.Sadique Alam, MLAs Manohar Randhari, Bhujabala Majhi, Subash Gond, Vice-chairperson Mrs.Nebedita Mohanty, PDDRDA, chairman’s   of blocks and zilla parisad members present at the meeting. 

The general body passed resolution to divert the proposed Biju Expressway from Papadahandi to Chandahandi via Umerkote instead of Maidalpur-Ampani. The Members also concern over Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) death of six persons in unknown disease at Baraguda under Jharigam block and vanishes of Re 20 Lakh from NRHM account of Hatabharandi CHC under Raighar Block using forged signatures on cheque slips.

 MP Mr.Majhi, who attended the meeting for the first time after elected, was welcomed by the ZP president and Members. Mr. Majhi concern over the voltage fluctuation  and low voltage in Umerkote, Raighar, Jharigam, Chandahandi and Dabugam blocks. The Southco officials assured to sorted out within next few days as the installation of sub-power station at Dabugam was on in full swing they added.

Mr.Majhi directed to sort out in a week before Dasahara.  He further said it was one of my commitments to the peoples during my election campaign so before Dasahara dreams of the people should come true”

The ZP members including Dabugam MLA Bhujabala Majhi, requested to the minister Mr. Majhi, to discuss on the 63 doctors shortage with CM and  Health Minister.

Low Voltage problem of 5 blocks will be solved in a week

Nabarangpur: Basant Rath,
The voltage fluctuation & low voltage problem of 5 blocks will be sorted out in a few days said the Southco officials in the zilla parisada meeting held here on Saturday. In a question of Nabarangpur MP Er. Balabhadra Majhi, the Executive Engineer of  Southco said this problem would be sorted out within next few days as installation and restoration work of Dabugam power sub-station was on in full swing. MP Er.Majhi directed the Southco and Grid officials to sort out in a week before Dasahara. Majhi further said It was one of my commitment to the peoples during my election campaign so before Dasahara dreams of the people should  come true” Really it’s a Good news for the peoples of Dabugam, Umerkote, Raighar, Jharigam & Chandahandi blocks ..The 5 blocks peoples who are now facing undeclared power cut & extreme low voltage.

DPC MEETING HELD AT NABARANGPUR

Nabarangpur: Basant Rath, Sr.Journalist

District Planning Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Sri Pushpendra Singh Deo, Minister Housing & Urban Development in the Ashok Meheta Conference Hall here on today. Commerce & Transport Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, MP Balabhadra Majhi, Dabugam MLA Bhujabala Majhi, Nabarangpur MLA Manahar Randhari, Umerkote MLA Subash Gond, ZP President Motiram Nayak, PRI Members and district level Officials present at the meeting.

Minister Mr.Singh Deo directed official concern to expedite all projects undertaken by various developments in a stipulated time period for the development of district. Collector Md.Sadique Alam Presided over the meeting.

 

District Congress hartal demanding booking of BJD MLA disrupts life

Statesman News service Nawarangpur, 18 September
The district Congress sponsored 12 hour hartal disrupted normal life here today. Shops and business establishments remained closed while vehicles, particularly the public transport, went off road.
The hartal was to exert pressure on the police to book local ruling BJD MLA Manohar Randhari for his alleged involvement in the torture of a lady former chairperson of Tentulikhunti block Prabhati Kandha.
On 15 September, Prabhati lodged a police complaint against Randhari alleging that during the elections in April this year she had given Rs. 4 lakh and gold ornaments weighing 70 gm in presence of some party activists which the legislator did not return. 
She alleged that the legislator attempted to have physical relationship with her but she strongly resisted it. Unhappy with her MLA Randhari is alleged to have hatched a conspiracy to remove her from the post of block chairperson. 
The police made a station diary entry of her complaint and claimed it is investigating the matter. 

Meanwhile the district youth BJD president Badri Narayan Singh, said in media conference that Prabhati never complaint about the harassment nor money before the district president and any executive members. After the no confidence motion she resigned from the chairperson post.
“It is a baseless and politically motivated charge that Prabhati is levelling now, “said Singh. The district secretary of the BJD Asis Ranjan Patnaik, alleged that the Congress is trying to politicise the matter and that the hartal was unwarranted as the police investigation is on.
Patnaik recalled that in 2000 Prabhati had resorted to similar tactics against another person and her charges did not stick as the court acauitted the person against whom she had levelled certain false charges.
The local Congress however stuck to its stand saying once the lady had lodged a complaint , it is the the duty of the police to register a case against the MLA and summon him for interrogation. Instead of taking action, the police has been dilly dallying to provide time to ruling BJD leaders to intimidate Prabhati, alleged Congress activists here.

CONGRESS HARTAL DISRUPTS NORMAL LIFE IN N’RANGPUR

Friday, 19 September 2014 | BASANT RATH | 
NABARANGPUR |

The Congress called a 10-hour hartal in the Nabarangpur Assembly constituency on Thursday demanding action against Nabarangpur BJD MLA Manohar Randhari for his alleged involvement in the torture of former chairperson of Tentulikhunti block Prabhati Kandha.

Normal life was affected in many parts of the constituency. Shops and other business establishments remained closed in this town. Vehicular traffic came to a grinding halt as buses, trucks, auto-rickshaws and were off the roads.

On September 15, Prabhati lodged a complaint with the police alleging that during the elections in April this year she had given Randhari Rs 4 lakh and gold ornaments weighting 70 gram in the presence of some party activists which the MLA has not returned.

Prabhati also alleged that Randhari had attempted to have physical relationship with her, but she strongly resisted it. Unhappy with her, the MLA allegedly hatched a conspiracy to remove her from the post of block chairperson.

The police have already made a station diary after receiving the complaint and the matter is under investigation.

Meanwhile BJD district youth president Badri Narayan Singh told the media that Prabhati never complained about the ‘harassment’ or money before the district party president and any executive member. After the no-confidence motion against her, she resigned from the chairperson post. She is now trying to tarnish the image of the MLA, he added.

BJD district general secretary Asis Ranjan Patnaik also told the media that prior to this during her Sarpanch tenure in the year 2000, Prabhati had questionably directed the panchayat secretary Radha Kanta Bissoyi to approve work orders. But when Bissoyi did not agree, she filed a fabricated report of sexual harassment before the police. While the police refused to register a case, she also filed a complaint case before the SDJM, Nabarangpur which did not succeed.

Nabarangpur Zilla Nagarika Surakhya “O” Sachetana Manch Submitted Memorandum to link 4 blocks of dist. in Biju Express Highway

Nabarangpur:

A delegation of the Zilla Nagarika Surakhya O Sachetana Mancha  submitted memorandum to Chief Minister, Sri Naveen Patnaik, through the collector Md.Sadique Alam, demanding to divert the proposed Biju Express Highway  from Papadahandi junction to Dabugam, Umerkote, Jharigam, Chandahandi and then Dharamgarh instead of Maidalpur-Ampani-Kenduguda as to because the existing NH-26 passing through Nabarangpur-Papadahandi-Ampani-Junagarh-Bargarh.

The projected connectivity network to Dabugam-Umerkote-Jharigam-Chandahandi will help to boost agriculture, trade & commerce, and social sector development. It will also support Nabarangpur district’s initiatives in mainstreaming socially and economically backward people.

The Memorandum submitted as Follows:-

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To,

Shri. Naveen Patnaik,

Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha

Bhubaneswar.

It has been proposed to start  BIju Express Highway spending Rs. 3200 crores as announced recently which would be started from Chandli i.e. Odisha Border touching to Jagadalpur (Chattisghar) to Rourkela  Via Kotpad, Boriguma, Nabarangpur, Papadahandi, Maidalpur, Ampani, Kenduguda, Dharamgarh, Nuapada, Saintala, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, and Rourkela linking 4 districts of KBK and 4 districts  of Western Odisha.

But keeping in view of the public opinions and convenient sources of Nabarangpur district people our Zilla Nagirika Surakhya O Sachetana Mancha Nabarangpur would like place the proposal before Mr. Naveen Patnaik, hon’ble chief minister of Odisha State to be kind enough to divert the above proposed Biju Express Highway from Papadahandi junction to Dabugam, Umerkote, Jharigam, Chandahandi and then Dharamgarh instead of Maidalpur-Ampani-Kenduguda as to because the existing NH-26 passing through Maidalpur-Ampani-Junagarh-Bargarh.

Our proposal is to cover the entire Nabarangpur district which would be resulted more convenient communication to Nabarangpur district people especially the inhabitants of Dabugam, Umerkote, Jharigam and Chandahandi block which are existing at the border point of Odisha State wholesome tribal and Maoist infested blocks.

Development through infrastructure building has always been at the top of agenda of  hon’ble  chief minister.

Socio-economic growth always follows quality road connectivity. Biju Expressway will be immensely helpful in boosting the economy of western Odisha and KBK districts including the five blocks of Nabarangpur district.

Our Zilla Nagirika Surakhya “O” Sachetana Mancha highly thankful to honble chief minister for his historical achievement for the tribal and backward peoples “This massive connectivity network will help boost agriculture, trade & commerce, and social sector development. It will also support our initiatives in mainstreaming socially and economically backward people”

Thanking you.

                                                                             Yours faithfully.

*Copy submitted to Sri. Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Minister Commerce & Transport, Odisha, Bhubaneswar / Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Er. Balabhadra Majhi, for kind information and pursue action.

*Copy submitted to Admistrator KBK, Chief Engineer R&B, Collector, Nabarangpur  for kind information and needful action.