A three-day 26th District Camporee-2015 organised by the Bhubaneswar District Scouts and Guides was inaugurated here on Thursday at the Unit-1 Government High School.
Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) Director Mahendra Kumar Mallik inaugurated the event. Former Justice and State Scouts and Guides Vice-President Manoranjan Mohanty and State Scouts Secretary Rama Murty Dora were present as chief speakers.
A total of 1963 scouts, guides, scout captains and guide captains from 67 schools are participating in the Camporee.
March past, Mela along with various folk art and handicraft exhibitions, quiz competition are being organised in the camp.
Scouts Commissioner Rabinarayan Jena, Prafulla Kumar Senapati and Balipatna Block Education Officer Bhaskar Chndra Tripathy were present as guests.
District Education Officer Brundaban Satpathy chaired the inaugural meeting. District Guides Commissioner Sonamika Ray gave welcome address and Pramod Kumar Das delivered vote of thanks.