On the occasion of the World Population Day, the Jagatsinghpur district administration and Health Department organised a meeting at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on Thursday.
Zilla Parishad President Priyadarshini Biswal, CDMO Dr Ajaya Kumar Baitha, ADMO (Family Planning) Dr Basanta Kumar Barik, District Programme Manager Chakradhar Jena and Birendra Kumar Nayak attended as guests.
Dr Baitha said that the rising population in the country is disturbing the balance of economy, social harmony and resources, inviting troubles day by day. According to UN estimation, India would be the most-populated country surpassing China in 2030, which is a serious concern and needs to be controlled, the CDMO added.
Doctors working in the field of family planning programmes were felicitated on the occasion.