Nabarangpur: By: Basant Rath,Bureau Chief.
In an effort to prevent trafficking of woman and
girls from the district, believed to be especially rampant in
tribal-dominated Nabarangpur. The CRPF with the help of Maa Ghara,
Nabrangpur branch has started a new initiative to improve skills of the vulnerable section
and find employment for them in the locality.
A meeting was held at the town hall here on Monday,
inaugurated by Rutupurna Mohanty, Managing trustee Maa Ghara, among others
freedom fighter Md.Bazi, Niranjan Sahu, Asst. Commandant CRPF, Mrs.Sunita
Gupta, Dandapani Mohapatro, Southern Odisha Sahyitya General Secretary.
Local MLA, Monahar Randhari, who was the guest of
honour said that we are thankful to CRPF and Maa Ghara for giving this
opportunity and helping women’s and girls to stand in their feet.
"The idea of organizing this training is not only
to address the crisis of women trafficking, which has been acute in
various tribal areas, but also to prevent these vulnerable sections from becoming a target of
Naxal forces," said D.S.Negi, Commandant CRPF Koraput.
As many as 30 women and girls of the district, were joined in the free
computer education with free boarding facilities. Maa Ghara Nabarangpur branch
President Kadambini Tripathy, Presided over the meeting.