The Ganjam District Biju Patnaik Senior Citizen Forum held its general council meeting under the chairmanship of its president Rasa Bihari Das.
Senior citizens discussed about various issues being faced by them, solutions to such probelmes and measured taken by the forum to resolve them. As many as 30 senior citizens having birthdays in December were felicitated with flower bouquets, shawl and greeting cards.
SMIT president Dr Bhagaban Gantayat, former Vice-Chancellor Jayant Mohapatra and senior Journalist Rabi Rath graced as guests.
A representative team led by Das met the Collector and the SP and presented a memorandum seeking fulfillment of their various demands.
It was decided to hold a New Year get-together at Mahuri Kalua on January 6.
Among others, vice president Prabhakar Sahu, general secretary Seemanchal Prasad Bishoyi, secretary Purnachandra Moharana and members Bhishmacharya Choudhury, Ashok Kumar Sahu, Manmohan Parichha, Giris Patro, Prashant Das, Soumik Sahu, Niranjan Mohanty, Bijay Kumar Patnaik, Prabhat Purohit and Kapila Chandra Mohanty were present.