ANNUAL BALANGIR LOK USTAV KICKS OFF Tuesday, 07 November 2017 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

ANNUAL BALANGIR LOK USTAV KICKS OFF

Tuesday, 07 November 2017 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

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The annual Balangir Lok Ustav, organised jointly by the Balangir Lok Ustav Committee and the Department of Tourism and Culture and the ORMAS, was inaugurated by Minister of Steel and Mines Prafulla Mallick here on Sunday.

The artists should get skill development training so that they could be better equipped and face the changing situation, Mallick observed, appreciating the effort of the organisers to hold the Ustav annually to display traditional art, dance and culture of the district and other parts across the country.

Chairman of State Mahila Samabaya Nigam Srimayee Mishra opined for a special name for the Ustav, like Parab of Koraput. Chairman of Balangir Zilla Parishad Bharti Mahanand expressed concern over neglect of the artists in the rural areas. On the occasion, a souvenir brought out by the Lok Ustav Committee was released by the guests. Members of the souvenir committee were present.

Senior artist Maheshwar Jal was honoured with a shawl and citation. Speaking on the occasion, Jal expressed concern over decline in quality of Ganda Baja and called upon all to save and promote it. Artist Manoj Mohanty enthralled the audience too on the occasion with his song.

Bihu dance from Assam, cultural troops from NEZCE (Mizoram), Sabar Sabarein dance of Boudh ,Jodi Shank dance from Ganjam and dance troupe from Titilagarh enthralled the audience.

The morning Sun and its reflections on river water;bySudhir Mishra/Bolangir

Nature's beauty.By Sudhir Mishra/Bolangir

3rd International Children's Film festival at Bolangir from 14thto 17th NOV

Bolangir.12th November.

The third International Children's Film festival is going to be held at Bolangir from 14th to 17th November. This was announced to media at a press conference by Executive Chairman of International Children's Film festival at Bolangir, Sri Muralidhari  Pati today afternoon.

A total of 52 short films from different countries including UK,USA, France ,Brazil, Argentina and Mexico are scheduled to be exhibited.Two features film, The Mother's Day and GATTU sent to this film festival, by Children Film Society of India, would be screened for four days.Besides this two other films,"Sabash Bachho" directed by Ashok Mishra and JAI HAi directed Manas Parida of Bolangir, would be screened, Sri Pati says further.

Solar power tube well -water supply lying defunct more than one year in Bolangir.

Solar power tube well -water supply lying defunct for more than one year in Bolangir.

 Bolangir:9th November 2017.

It is a common to find tubewell  in village lying defunct due to the apathy of official and lack of maintenance, in rural areas. 

However when besides the manually operated tubewell is fitted with the extra machine and operated by solar panel , also lying defunct for years due to lack of maintenance and repair for years is a point to worry.

Earlier we used to take water from the tubewell operating manually.Three years ago ,a machine was fitted inside the tubewell and solar panel was installed. After this installation, water would be filled up in the tank automatically and we would get water from the standpoint constructed thereby turning on the tap says Chakra Munda a villager ofMohmmadpur , located 18km away from here in Deogaon Block.

Majority of villagers belong to Kolha tribe(ST).

However one and half year ago the machine stopped working. we faced a lot of difficulties in getting water.we complained to the local authority and those who came to repair told us to remove the machinery installed there in Tubewell. With no option left, we removed the equipment and we are taking water from tubewell manually.

When we contacted the toll free number, for repair, we could not understand what it told.We the urge authority to repair the defunct machine installed in the tubewell made the solar panel operated tubewell functional and reduce our daily ordeal says a villager.

 (another photograph of standpoint remaining dry as the solar-powered tubewell is not functioning.

18thBolangirLokUstav;Sadeikasla Choudance;Bolangir MP Kalikesh Singhdeo speaking onthis occasion/

Indoor auditorium to be constructed for further development art and culture; Bolangir MPKalikesh Sighdeo

Use social media more to propagate the rich and diverse art and culture of Bolangir;

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7th November 2017.Bolangir

;For the development of Kosal Kalmandal  a proposal to construct an   indoor auditorium inside the Kosal Kalamandal at an estimated cost of rupees  9crore has been submitted to WODC.

That indoor stadium would try to have the dance, performing art and drama school, so that other talented artist from outside could come and give training to the artist here.This was observed by BolangirMP Kalikesh NaraynSinghdeo speaking at the 3^rd day of Bolangir Lok Ustav on Tuesday evening

My grandfather RNsinghdeo had donated land for promotion of

art and culture, to promote local talent, and to make Balangir a Center of art and culture ,Singhdeo says further.

The Lok ustav organizing committee should use the social media extensively by uploading the video in social media likFacebook Twitter and You

Tube so that people living outside could view and derive satisfaction by seeing live the art and culture of Bolangir. The LokUstav organizing committee should be strengthened so that artist of repute could come here and displayed their talents here observed BolangirMP Singhdeo further.

Among others guest artist Ramachandra Sahu spoke how he became an artist and opined for establishment of dance drama and performing school. This Kosal Kalmandal should have the statue of Late RNsinghdeo who donated this land for development of art and culture here and always strived for that.

Among others, Chairman of Bolangir municipality, Smt Santosini Behera, ADM Laxmikant PyrelalPradhan also spoke. Onthis occasion.Sri PhagunuParabhue a,Mandal artist was honoured with shawl and citation.

There are three types Chou dance namely Sadeikela,Purulia, and Mayurbhanj. On this occasion several dances including Chou of Sadeikhlea Jharkhand was displayed by artist. 

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