In a humanitarian gesture, the teachers of Kalinga Residential Public School of Chandol area, led by its chairman, lent their supporting hand to the flood affected people of Benipur GP by distributing food and maintaining hygiene.
Notably, A 20 feet long breach occurred on the river embankment near Benipur in Birupa river under Derabish block on August 28. As a result, 1,200 families of the GPs were marooned. The district administration later evacuated about 250 families who were staying on the bridge under polythene cover. The Kalinga Residential Public school teachers and staff swung into action at this hour of crisis.
‘We carried out sanitisation work for three days to clean dirt, that was deposited on village roads as flood water remained submerged for a week, and sanitised the roads and areas by disinfecting it with the help of bleaching powder," , chairperson of Kalinga Residential Public SchoolManoj Pradhan said.