The Ganjam District Biju Patnaik Senior Citizens’ Forum’s 15th annual meeting was held under the chairmanship of its president Rash Bihari Dash here on Sunday.
Brahmapur MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, MKCG Medical College Principal Dr Radha Madhav Tripathy, former MLA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik, former Brahmapur Development Authority (BDA) Chairman Subash Moharana and former Rajya Sabha Secretary Satya Narayan Sahu attended the event as guests.
The guests said the senior citizens play a vital role in the development of the country. The MP and the MLA assured that efforts would be made to solve the problems of senior citizens.
Forum members demanded toilets at bus-stops, direct train from Brahmapur to Puri, AN increase in pension and special ward, ventilator and ICU facilities for senior citizens at the MKCG Medical College Hospital.
On the occasion, senior scribe Sudeep Sahu and three members, aged above 80, of the forum were felicitated.
A souvenir was also released by the guests. Forum general secretary Simanchal Prasad Bisoyi presented the annual report.
Among others, forum secretary Dr PK Dash, Bhisma Chariya Chaudhury, Prashant Mohapatra, Ranindra Kumar Moharana, Dr Chandramani Swain, Ramnath Panda, Pavat Kumar Purohit, Prasant Das, Surendra Padhy, Nilachal Padhy and Debraj Kothia were present.