OMBADC Oversight Authority Justice Shri AK Patnaik reviews Livelihood, Drinking Water, Education and other projects during visit to Sundargarh
Bureau,Odishabarta
Sundargarh 19 May 2022: Former Supreme Court Judge and Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development Corporation (OMBADC) Oversight Authority Justice Shri Anang Kumar Patnaik is on a 3-day visit to Sundargarh to take stock of the progress of works of various developmental initiatives in the district.
On the second day of his visit on Thursday, Justice Shri Patnaik reviewed the progress in the various public welfare projects at Bargaon, Rajgangpur and Kuarmunda blocks of Sundargarh district which are developed with financial support from OMBADC.
Justice Shri Patnaik first visited the advanced studio for conducting virtual smart classes at the office of the District Education Officer in the district headquarters and spoke to the teachers taking smart classes. The studio has been connected to various schools through V-Sat link to broadcast virtual class. The facility proved to be of special help to continue seamless teaching during the Covid pandemic. The lectures by veteran teachers would be recorded at the studio and later beamed to the mobile phone of the students.
Thereafter, Justice Shri Patnaik inspected the infrastructure available at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Bargaon and inaugurated new doctor and staff quarters. He then visited the IPU&TC located in the health centre campus and took stock of the various services offered there by interacting with the physiotherapists and beneficiaries.
Eleven mega piped water projects are being made operational in Sundargarh district to provide potable water at every household across the 17 blocks. Justice Shri Patnaik inspected the progress of works at one of the under-construction projects at Laing in Rajgangpur block.
Justice Shri Patnaik toured the banana plantation in Thapaberna village at Keshramal Gram Panchayat of Rajgangpur block. He expressed his satisfaction at the role played by the banana plantation in empowering women financially and strengthening the livelihood of people in rural areas. He also visited the 5 metric tonne capacity solar-powered cold storage unit which has been set up to store the farmers’ produce.
All the government high schools in Sundargarh district are being given a facelift in a phased manner under the state government’s 5T initiative as per the vision of hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik. The high school education environment is being made attractive with the introduction of smart classrooms, modern Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) based science labs, ICT labs, library and reading rooms, renovated playgrounds and sports infra, pure drinking water and separate and hygienic toilets.
