'Kanya Kiran' drive in Khariar, N'pada held

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Kanya Kiran, A two-day campaign to stop violence against women and girl child, organised by the KISS, Bhubaneswar and the Nuapada Zilla Adivasi Sangha, Nuapada at Khariar and Nuapada concluded on Friday.

Khariar Panchayat Samiti Chairman Balkrishna Sabar said the objective of organising the campaign was to identify children, especially girls, for admission into the KISS. In the programme, about 200 children were identified.

Among others, Hemsagar Majhi, Jemamani Dharua, Mamatanjali Majhi, Kartik Mallik and Shrikant Majhi were present at Khariar.

At the Nuapada event, ZP Vice-Presidents Khamsingh Majhi and Bhsanupratap Singh Majhi and Nuapada DRDA PD Bhrusava Naik attended as guests. Sarat Sabat, lusi Pattnaik, Tripti Mishra, Truptiprabha Jena and lipika Behera from KISS were present.

The KISS staffs visited different villages in the Sunabeda plateau, which happens to be the home of Chakotia Bhunjias, one of the primitive vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs).

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