Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights member Sandhyabati Pradhan during her three-day visit to the tribals-dominated Sundargarh district conducted a camp court at Sundargarh and held hearing of 20 cases concerning child rights violations.
She also visited CHIlDlINE observation home at Bisra and open shelter at Sorda. Besides, she visited the Raghunathpali police station to inquire a gang rape case of a minor girl, which occurred on May 10 evening at Panposh basti and met the victim.
later on, she reviewed the district level officials at Pragati Mandap at Sundargarh where the district Collector, the SP, all departmental heads, the CWC Chairperson, the Director CHIlDlINE and the District Child Protection Officer were present and shared their reports.
She then visited the District Headquarters Hospital and reviewed the functioning of the hospital along with CDMO and ACDMO, Sundargarh. In all places, she focused on protection of child right and convergence of services for the children in need of care and protection.
During her visit to open shelter at Sorda, she expressed her concern after meeting a minor girl BulBul Oram, who passed class VIII this year but was not allowed to get admission in class IX by the headmaster of Sorda high school because she is an orphan and does not have caste certificate.
The authority of open shelter also informed the member about how the headmaster always harassed the orphan tribal children of open shelter whenever they go for admission. She took it seriously and immediately ordered the headmaster of Sorda high school to take admission of the girl child. The headmaster on the next day admitted the girl in the school.
During her hectic visit, Pradhan also inspected the mid day meal (MDM) status of a number of tribal schools. She also visited the juvenile observation home.