The Ganjam unit of the Bharat Scouts and Guides organised a State-level award camp at the Saraswati Shishu Vidyamandir, Gosani Nuagaon here on Sunday.
School secretary Dinabandhu Patra and Headmaster Narayan Panda inaugurated the camp held under advice of District Education Officer Sanatan Panda. As many as 121 Guides and 124 Scouts from different schools participated in the camp as beginners.
Advised by State Chief Commissioner Kaliprasad Mishra and Secretary Ramamurti Dora, State Organisation Assistant Commissioner Tusharkanti Acharya, Rajendra Dash and Anil Bhai joined as inspectors. Tests were conducted on the objectives of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, first-aid treatment, knotting, mapping, compass, estimation and various trick and methods of services provided by Scouts and Guides during natural calamities.
District Organisation Commissioner Ramahari Sahu, district Commissioner Ramchandra Bisoyi, District Scout Master laxminarayan Panda, Bikram Moharana, Trilochan Patra, Braja Kishore Das, Brajasundar Mandal, Swapna Panigrahi, Rameshwari Patnaik and Sujatarani Dash coordinated the programme. Former Organisation Commissioner Prakash Chandra Panda joined as a guest.