During his visit to Jharsuguda on Thursday, Governor of Odisha Prof Ganeshi Lal urged all Government officials and non-Government organisations to do their work as a mission and not as an occupation.
In the evening, the Governor visited the model village Dumridipa under Lakhanpur block where the villagers greeted him in a different style.
The villagers appealed the Governor to give revenue status to their village as such assurance given by the district administration has not been implemented till date.
In reply, the Governor said that the sacrifice of those displaced villagers for Hirakund dam will be recognized and written in golden letters in the history of Odisha. He said that he felt privileged to have visited the model village.
Earlier in the morning, the Governor reached circuit house in Sundargarh where district Collector Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik and SP Aswini Kumar Mohanty were present to welcome him. He held a review meeting of all Government schemes in the circuit house with district-level officials. While addressing the officials as friends, the Governor said, "All of us are engaged in public service and we should give our best possible service to the people. It should be our priority to verify the status of each Government scheme and take it to its ultimate outcome through periodic reviews and discussion."
The officers apprised the Governor about the details of various schemes. Later, he visited ASHRA, a treatment and rehabilitation center, for mentally challenged women run by 'People's Forum' at Kantapalli.
Thereafter, he left for plantation site at Pandaripathar developed by the State Government under 'Green Mahanadi Mission.' He visited Saraswati Sisu Vidya Mandir at Mangal Bazar where he gave useful tips to the students on good conduct, humility and greatness of Indian culture. He gave financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the school fund while laying the foundation of "Science Building" of the school.