MCl CMD AK Jha on Monday felicitated swimming sensation Pratyasa Ray, a Class-X student of the Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium School, Bhubaneswar, for her excellence in sports at the national level.
Pratyasa had exceptionally performed in swimming with three gold medals at the 43rd Junior National Aquatic Championship-2016, four gold and a silver at the South Asian Aquatic Championship, Sri lanka 2016 and a silver at the 44th Junior National Aquatic Championship-2017 held recently in Pune.
Presenting a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to Pratyasa, Jha said the MCl has a focus on promoting sportspersons at the grassroots level in Odisha.
Among others, Bhubaneswar MCl general manager BB Mishra, Rajat Kumar Ray and Charushree Behura were present.