Tata Steel Foundation dedicated a Community Resource Centre to the residents of Behera Hutting, Banspani village under Ward Number 13 of Joda block in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Tuesday.
The community center was inaugurated by Pratap Pritimaya, OAS, Sub-Collector, Champua in the presence of Bichitrananda Nayak, Executive Officer, Joda Municipality, Rajesh Kumar, Chief Joda, Tata Steel and Ganesh Munda, Youth Leader, Behera Hutting.
The Community Resource Centre has three rooms including an office room, a common room, and a bathroom. Apart from this, arrangement for water supply through overhead tank structure along with a soak pit has also been done.
The community center will benefit more than 1200 people in the region by enabling them to organise cultural, religious and other community-driven events. The center will also serve as a platform for hosting academic and awareness sessions for youngsters in the villages.
Post this event, the groundbreaking ceremony of the 160-meter-long boundary wall of the hostel of Women’s College, Joda was graced by Pratap Pritimaya, OAS, Sub-Collector, Champua, Jitu Patnaik, Ex-MLA, Champua, Bichitrananda Nayak, Executive Officer, Joda Municipality, Mrudula Mohanty, Principal, Women’s College, Joda and Rajesh Kumar, Chief Joda, Tata Steel. With many students staying at the hostel, the boundary wall will ensure the safety of the students.
Among others present on the occasion were officials of Tata Steel, Tata Steel Foundation and faculty members of Women’s College, Joda.