WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ON COVID-19 A DIFFERENCE

Bimal Kumar Dalei,Odishabarta

GAJAPATI,(Gumma):Where Corona virus is sweeping whole world there rise a Woman from a backward folklore that too from Tribal Community a passion to live with Dignity.From a grassroot where resources to pull a career building that too from Feminine Gender still a jinx.

Despite all torrid time there born a woman named Sanjusmita Gamango from Ragidi village of Gumma block of Gajapati district.A virtual livelihood with shifting cultivation still inseparable to start her education from village school.Her family had a sewing machine there she fetched time to learn from her Mother. Gradually with studies she expertised herself on all women dresses & repair through stitchings too.As gradually rise with edcation she felt no shame to continue higher studies too.

Now she is a housewife of SKulanda village of Tarangada panchayat of Gumma block.Her ysteadfast of entering college studies a boon now she is waiting for her +2 in Arts result.Last PRI Election an onus to stand successfully as Sarpanch.Now at an energatic age of 26 she is making whirlwind tour to whole villages under her panchayat.

Present scenario of outbreak of Corona where life became stillborn she brinked all hopes among her people to chase with a difference.Her sewing machine was shut occasionally due to her panchayat duties,now talked her skill to help her people.She started stitching of Masks & so far made 100 such masks which she covered in her own SKulanda village.Then her patrons like AWWs(Anganwadi workers),ASHAs & not the least SHG Members of panchayat well supported on her race to stitch masks at their ease.Not to depress rather more courageous to make 500 masks that covered at Tarangada, SKulanda,GKulanda,Andarsing,Ambajiri,Tajang & New KKSing villages of her panchayat with the support of Team.A vibrant on her profession beyond political jinx also fetched time to move around those Qurantine centre at  Andersing school to monitor all casualities about their logistics arrangements where 150 qurantiners residing.

She takes care of her colleagues belong to SHG,though she too a Member streaming them to join in mainstream race to eradicate Corona from their areas.She takes assistance from Panchayat officials for all service supports & now join in a race to campaign through audio publicity village to village.Sanjusmita Gamango Sarpanch of Tarangada quipped,”We learned a lot from our young & dynamic Administrator like Collector & SP who rushed to us  on all natural calamities like recent land slidding at Gumma block,we must learn from them to recognise ourselves & hopeful to stand my only daughter(5 years) for a brilliant career & more than me”