Nabarangpur, 13th Aug 2025: Nabarangpur District Collector Dr. Mateswar Smaing made a surprise visit to Asha Kiran Residential School, interacting with the boarders on various topics. He inquired about their studies and rehabilitation, and discussed with all staff members the issues, shortages, and difficulties they were facing.
He assured that these problems would soon be resolved by bringing them to the attention of the Odisha Government’s Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The Collector inspected the dormitories, classrooms, and vocational training rooms, and reviewed their maintenance. He was delighted to see decorative items, including flower arrangements, made by the children from materials such as thermocol, phenyl, and cardboard.
He announced that such decorative items prepared by the children would be displayed at government programmes organized in the district. He also expressed his willingness to personally teach the children in the future. On this occasion, he distributed sweets to the boarders and handed over school uniforms funded by the State Government’s Social Security Department.
The Collector was accompanied by District Social Security Officer Mudhanshu Patra, District Child Protection Officer Suresh Pattnayak, Sub-Divisional Social Security Officer Elizabeth Sarada, Block Social Security Officer Dhananjay Bhao, and other officials.
From Asha Kiran, Headmaster Jagannath Behera, Sandhyarani Chehela, Shashi Panda, Ranguraj Behera, Rashmita Pradhan, Parbati Jani, Ishwar Bhashana, and Rashmita Dhanpur, along with other key staff members, were present during the visit.
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