SOA PROF GETS ESDA ENVIORN EXCELLENCE AWARD
Bhubaneswar: The ESDA Environmental Excellence Award for 2021 by the Delhi-based Environment and Social Development Association (ESDA) has been presented to Prof Shishira Kanta Behera, Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of the Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) here. The award was presented to him in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of irrigation engineering and groundwater management system. He was awarded at the World Environment Summit 2021 organised by the ESDA from October 1 to 3.
RTI AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HELD IN KALAHANDI
Bhawanipatna: A week-long public awareness campaign on the RTI Act in Kalahandi district is underway here. On Monday, members of the District RTI Forum sensitised people of Bhawanipatna. The campaign focuses on who would use the RTI Act and ask for information from Government departments. District RTI Forum convenor Anjan Rath said the awareness drive would be held at all the block headquarters so that common men of remote areas can know the use of RTI. In the programme here, Bindu Mahanand, Krushnachandra Mahanand, Bramha Prasad Kanda, Sanjeev Satapathy, Akash Jagat, Narottam Tandi, Batakrushna Panda, Pintu Mangraj were present.
DISTRESSED WOMAN RESCUED FROM HEALTH CENTRE VERANDAH
Semiliguda: A distressed woman deserted by her husband was rescued from the verandah of the Sunabeda health centre by a joint team of local police and voluntary organisation NISTHA on Saturday. Later, she was sent to the Mother Teresa Home in Koraput.