The Sub Divisional administration in association with Red Cross and other voluntary organisations, schools and colleges, held an awareness rally here on the World AIDS Day on December 1.
The rally was taken out from the Jagannath Temple to the Sub Collector office campus with several slogans and placards by youth Red Cross volunteers. It was flagged off by Talcher Red Cross head and Sub Collector Paresh Chandra Nayak.
Talcher SDPO Hemant Kumar Panda and Talcher IIC Soubhagya Chandra Swain were present. A street play was staged by Soubhagya Chandra Nayak and team in Rani Park bus stand area. Among others, NCC commander Sadananda Panda, Red Cross activist Khirod Chandra Sahu, social worker Er.Bishnu Mohan Rath, Balaram Pati, Ranjeet Mohapatra, volunteers of Youth Red Cross and the students of Gadatal College, Talcher ITI and Jubaraj High School participated.