Inaugurating a district-level workshop of Dibyangs jointly organised by the Dibyang Seva Kendra and the Zilla Bikalang Mancha here, district Collector Promod Kumar Behera stressed on raising confidence level of the PwDs.
“They must feel that they are not alone; the family, community and the State are with them, " he told.
While Laxman Palei Patra recited the SAKHYAM welcome song, State secretary, SAKHYAM, Rama Chandra Sahu welcomed and introduced the guests.
Chief District Medical Officer Dr Artabandhu Nayak told about the simple process of availaing documents for the PwDs. The District Headquarters Hospital(DHH) has been most Dibyang friendly with advanced lifts, ramps, wheel chairs, wheel stretchers, etc after modernisation of the DHH, he told.
Narayan Gantayat, a noted person of the district and a Dibyang himself, stressed on willpower. "We, as PwDs, don’t need anybody’s sympathy, but empathy,” he told.
Among others, Assistant Collector Nirmal Sahu, national executive member of SAKHYAM Dr Uma Devi, a dibyang himself and State joint secretary of SAKHYAM Harekrushna Bisi, secretary of Senior Citizens’ Association Kumuda Samantaray and senior doctors and experts spoke.
District Social Security Officer (DSSO) Adipati Kahnar clarified several questions of the dibyangs through an interactive mode and explained about Bhima Bhoi Samyarth Sibir at Panchayat level.
President of Zilla Bikalanga Manch, Rakesh Himirika presided, while scribe Badal Kumar Tah moderated.
Over 160 PwDs participated and were felicitated. President, SAKHYAM-Rayagada, Bijaya Mishra extended a vote of thanks.