VISIT OF COLLECTOR RAYAGAD TO ANTAMADA FOR DIARHHEA SENSITISATION

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR NEWLY RECRUITED JR. CLERKS

In the recent recruitment of Jr. Clerks, 40 candidates were selected after a free, fair and transperant process. District adminisatration has decided to organise sunday orientation programmes for such clerks, with the objective of building their capacities in discharging their services, since at present there is no such system and the newly recruited clerks have to learn their work only on job. Collector Rayagada inaugarated this orientation programme today and some senior ministerial staff conducted training programmes on how to organise and write files for different different depts. Collector Rayagada explained the role and responsibilties of clerks in the changing times , where people expect Sensitive, Mobile, Accountable, Responsive and Transperant governance system. Many succesful candidates expressed their happiness for being selected on merit basis, in a tranperant process. Most of these candidates belong to poor families, infact some of them from a very poor background and their sucees has not only strenthened their faith in the governance system, but also that of the society at large.

CORE COMMITTEE FOR EPIDEMIC DIARRHEA MANAGEMENT IN RAYAGADA

VULNERABILITY MAPPING OF RAYAGADA DISTRICT FOR EPIDEMIC DIARHHEA

Core committee for diarhhea management in Rayagada.

A core committee has been set up at the district level under the chairmanship of Collector Rayagada. The CDMO is the member convenor and the other prominent members are DFO, DPM NRHM, Executive engineers of PWD, Rural Development, Rural Water supply and Sanitation, DPC DPEP, DWO, DSWO, and others. In the core commitee meeting issues related to the planning of management of epide mic diarrheal disease were discussed. Later in a press conference, the details of the plan were explained to the media persons.
The diarhhea management plan includes:
1. Vulnerability mapping of the entite district based on the folllowing indicators:
A Previous incidences of epidemic diarhheal disease, its intensity and length
b Connectivity profile of thst area which includes analysis of the terrain, icluding telecommunication aspect
c Coverage fro health sector such as PHCs, sub centres and like anS Secd Presence of other linked depts such as ICDS and Veternary
d and lastly, the prevelant socioal and cultural traits of community

Accordinly six compact zones have been identifies as the most vulnerable, these include
1. Siripai subcentre area of Kashipur PHC along with Sunger, Adajore and Mandibisi GPs
2. Serigumma subcentre area of Shikarpai PHC of Kalyansinghpur block.
3. Sahada PHC and Madhuban PHC area of Bissamcuttack and Gudari block
4. Both the DKDA area, Chatikona of Bissamcuttack block and Parsali of Kalyansinghpur.
5. Kumbhikota ICDS sector of Rayagada block
6. Jangili and dangodi area of Jemadeipentho PHC area Rayagada block.
Along with these six, two morw compact zones i.e, Lanjia saura devlopment agency area in Gunupur block and Bijapur subcentre area of Chandrapur block have also tentatively included in vulnerable category. The rest of the district is in the alert category.

2. As a preventive meaure, the district administration intends to start Temporary treatment centres ( TTC) in atleast three places in the first two vulnerable zones, which was the focal point of last years diarrhea outbreak. The support of the state govt's health dept is much required by the way of temporary deployment of doctors in these TTCs and filling up the vacant posts of doctors in the long run.
3. Surviellance of of utomost importance for prevention of any epidemic outbreak and for a prompt response in case of any eventual outbreak. A nodal officers system from the village to block level for atleast two blocks, Kashipur and Kalyansinghpur, has been worked out, which will report to the health control room in the district HQ hospital. Along with this a mobile surviellance system is to be put in place to oversee the situation.
4. Infrastructure and manpower of Village level 'vana suraksha samiti' is also to be utilised for this purpose.
5. SOUTHCO the electrical dist com, has been entrusted witht the task of completion of the electrification of all the PHC new and subcentrs in the vulnerable area.
6. RWSS has already completed most of the projects for tubewell sinking and pipe water scheme in the vulnerable as well as other areas.
7. As per the sugesstion of the district administration the state governemtn has already set up a branch of Regional Medical Research centre in Rayagada. This will help to analyze the trend of devlopment of dirahheal disease and enable us to anticipate the time and location of occurence of any epidemic, in case one arises. Already water samples and rectal swabs are being collected from different areas and analysis of it will begin from monday, 18th july 2011.
8. Lastly the aspect of sensitization of community was discussed and explained in detial. The measures such as massive postering campaign, sensitisation of GKS and aspect of sensitization through audio visual meduim such as Jingles on AIR and telefilm in Kui language was explained in detail to the press.

PREPARATION FOR DIARRHEAL EPIDEMICS IN RAYAGADA

As a part of the preparation for the come rainy season and to counter any possible outbreak of diarhheal disease epidemic in the district, Rayagada district administration had planned for massive sensisitisation of the community, particularly the tribal communities in remote interior areas such as Kashipur, Bissamcuttack and Gudari. The strategy for sensitisation is to explain the correlation of unsafe drinking water with diarhheal diseases such as cholera and also that during rainy season water in the natural streams tends to get more contaminated beacuse of mixing of contaminating material such as filth from the nearby villages and feacal matter due to open defeacation. The consumption of this type of water leads to epidemic diarhheal disease' such as cholera.

The district adminstartion has planned massive sensitization on this aspect. The strategy involves pasting thousands of posters bearing pictorgraphical messages regarding Dos and Donts about diarhhea. Jinles are being played on All India Radio and to add to it district administration is liberally using the audio visual medium.

To elucidae this aspect and genesis of epidemic diarhheal disease, in a way the tribal communities can understand, appreciate and internalize, Rayagada district administratin with the support of NRHM has made a short film in the local 'kui' language.

The short film is made from the concept of Dr.Nitin.B.Jawale, IAS Collector and District Magistrate Rayagada and is directed by Sri. Ashok Mishra of All India Radio, Jeypore station. This short film, which has also been uploaded on the district youtube channel, will be shown in all the villages, at all Haat (market) location, in schools and other important public locations such as bus stands and railways stations and PHCs. Sensitisation is the key in not only preventing diarrhea epidemics, but also to manage the situation in case of an outbreak.

Another important aspect is to sensitize people about individual and community sanitation, which includes sensitisation of Gaon Kalyan samitis about their role in overall health management in their village in general and diarrhea & malaria management in particular. CARE is the nodal NGO identified by NRHM to senistise GKS through a network of other NGOs.

RESULT OF JR CLERK EAXAM VIDE AD NO.1828/ DATED.31.12.2010

RATIONALISATION OF TEACHERS IN RAYAGADA

KASHIPUR MIGRANT LABOURERS FAKE KIDNAP DRAMA IN KERALA, GET ARRESTED.

Ina bizarre incident, labourers from the Kashipur area of Rayagada were arrested by Kerela Police in Iduuki district, for faking a kidnap situation and trying to extort money from the local MLA for their 'release'.

On 15^th March Rayagada MLA, who also happens to be the Dy. Speaker of the Orissa Legislative Assembly got a call from a number ( 0996161978) from a person who claimed to be one Sanjeeb Jain, the GM of one Nalcost company in Banglore and that he was duped for Rs. 2,70,000 by a labour contractor from Orissa and that he has 7 of the Oriya labourers from Kashipur and that if he is not given Rs. 2,00,000, before noon of 16^th March, will send these detained labourers to Japan !!!

The Dy Speaker informed the District Labour Officer, Sri. Jit Mohan Hansdah, who inturn got back to Collector Rayagada. Collector Rayagada, Dr. Nitin. B. Jawale spoke to the person on the given mobile no., posing as one local gentleman fron Rayagada who will be paying the 'ransom' amount. Meanwhile SP Rayagada, Sri. Anoop Krishna was informed about the incident and efforts were made to trace out the number and its location.

The imposter kidnappers were kept busy by negotiating over phone and the deadline was successfully extended till 4 pm. The location was traced to Idukki in Kerala and the SP Rayagada got in touch with his Idukki counterpart. Accordingly the imposters were guided to the bank in Idduki, where they had demanded the ransom money to be deposited. A trap was laid by Idukki Police and the imposters were nabbed.

The arrests lead to some funny revelations that it was the labourers themselves who had planned this kidnap drama and took assistance of a local shop owner in whose account the money was to be deposited. This shop owner was lured into their trap by the laborers and he was the first one to be caught. He subsequently spilled the beans and a very bizarre and comic plot was exposed !

There has always been lot of talk about migrant labourers from Orissa being exploited in other states, but this incident is not only a departure from this trend but a totally antithetical in the sense that the seemingly innocent tribal migrant labourers have tried to use this phenomenon of migrant labour exploitation for their 'own plans'.

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN RAYAGADA AGAINST ABDICTION OF MALKANGIRI COLLECTOR

THERE HAVE BEEN SPONTANEOUS OUTBREAK OF PUBLIC SENTIMENTS IN THE FORM OF PROTESTS AGAINST THE ABDUCTION OF SRI. VINEEL KRISHNA IAS, COLLECTOR MALKANGIRI. ALLMOST ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS, MEMBERS OF MEDIA, BAR AND OTHE RCIVIL SOCIERTY ORGANISATIONS HAVCE BEEN CONTIMOUSLY PROTESTING AGAINST HE INHUMAN ACT OF THE MAOISTS. TERMING THIS AS HOLDING THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE STATE AT RANSOM, TH EPEOPLE OF RAYAGADA HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY DENOUNCED THE ACTION OF MAOISTS. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE HAVE COME IN SUPPORT OF MALKANGIRI COLLECTOR AND JE, MAJHI AND ARE PRAYING FO RTHEIR SAFE RELEASE. AS AMMY AS 12 MEMORANDUM WERE HABDED OVER TO THE COLLECTOR RAYAGADA URGING THE GOVERNMENT OT TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO FREE COLLECYTOR MALKANGIRI AN DJE HELD HOSTAGE BY THE MAOISTS.

VISIT OF MRS. APARAJITA SARANGI IAS, COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY SCHOOL AND MASS EDUCATION

MRS. APARAJITA SARANGI, IAS.11 VISITED RAYAGADA DISTRICT ON 09.02.11 TO REVIEW THE FUNCTIONING OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENTIRE TEAM CONSISTING OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEVEL OFFICIALS. ALL TOGETHER SIX TEAMS VISTED DIFFERENT AREAS OF RAYAGADA DISTRITC. WHILE IN GUNUPUR AND PADAM SID ETHE POSITIN OF THE SCHOOLS WAS BETTER, THAT IN RAYAGADA SUB DIVISION, PARTICULARLY KASHIPUR AREA WAS VERY BAD. IN ATLEAST TWO LOCATIONS THE NEW ROOMS SCHOOL BUILDING WERE FOUND TO BE UNDER THE OCCUPATION OF CONTRACTORS WHILE STIDENTS WERE ACCOMODATED IN OLDER SHABBY ROOMS. MRE. SARANGI TOOK SERIOUS NOTE OF THE INCIDENTS AND HAS ORDERED SUSPENSION OF THE HEAD MASTER. THER EIS LOT THA NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO IMPROVETHE STANDARDS OF SCHOOL EDUYCATION IN RAYAGADA.

THE CONCEPT OF MICRO REVIEWS

As an innovative approach Rayagadadistrict administrationis experimenting with the concept of micro reviews, which involves a short speedy and informal review of different line depts by the district administration. WIth the advent of many new Flagship schemes of govt, Collectors fid it difficult to give quality time for the basic review of line depts works. Also in general review meetings reviewof a particular dept. is difficult ot be holistic. Micro reviews have proved to be very useful in this matter as in the informal atmosphere lot of things can be worked out, which are other wise difficult to be acjieved.