Cent percent result glory for Berhampur School

For the fifth year in a row, Saraswati Vidya Mandira at Nilakantha Nagar, Berhampur has achieved a rare distinction in Plus II with all of its students in science and commerce streams passing the examination.

Two hundred and sixty-two students from the school appeared the examination in science steam and 62 in commerce stream. While all of them passed, 257 science students and 46 commerce students got first division. "The dedication of our teachers, discipline in the college, systematic teaching and above all the guidance from the school management made it possible," principal S Mohan Rao said. The school is managed by Sikshay Vikash Samiti and has hostel facility for students. Besides teaching in the classes, the lecturers were also guided the students in the hostels. "All credit goes to our teachers, who guided us not only in classrooms, but also in hostels," said Abhishek Sahu, a student who achieved around 90% marks. While the primary section of the school was established 30 years back, the Plus II college was set up in 2007.

Source: TOI

New AC Super fast train between Secunderabad and Shalimar via Berhampur to start soon

Keeping in view the demands of people and Budget Commitments of Railways, a new  

weekly AC Superfast express train has been introduced between Secunderabad and Shalimar with stoppage at Brahmapur in Odisha. 12774 Secunderabad-Shalimar weekly AC Superfast express will leave Secunderabad on every Tuesday at 05.30hrs w.e.f. 4thJune 2013 and will arrive at Shalimar at 09.05hrs on the next days. In the return direction, 12773 Shalimar-Secunderabad weekly AC Superfast express will leave Shalimar o­n every Wednesday at 16.05 hrs w.e.f. 5th June 2013 and will arrive at Secunderabad at 19.00 hrs o­n the following days. 

This train will have one First Class AC Coach, Three AC-2 tiers, Eleven AC-3 tiers and Two Guard cum Generator Vans in its composition having stoppages at Warangal, Vijaywada, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur and Santragachhi between Secunderabad and Shalimar. Source: East Coast Railway

HOW SU-JOK THERAPY HELPS IN CURING NECK PAIN? By: Dr. R. P. Sahu

Neck pain or a stiff neck is a common problem now days and generally there is nothing to worry about.  The pain and stiffness usually gets better after a few days of home treatment and is not a sign of a more serious neck problem or underlying condition.

You can get a painful or stiff neck if you sleep in an awkward position; use a computer keyboard for a prolonged period of time.

Anxiety and stress can also sometimes cause tension in your neck muscles, which can lead to pain in your neck.

Treatment of neck pain at home

Whatever the cause of neck pain or a stiff neck, generally doctors advice to carry on with your normal daily activities and to keep active.

What other treatments one can try for neck pain at home?

• Try holding a hot water bottle or heat pack to your neck - this can help reduce the pain and any muscle spasms.
• Sleep on a low, firm pillow at night - avoid using two pillows because it may force your neck to bend unnaturally.
• Check your posture - bad posture can aggravate the pain and it may have caused it in the first place. Find out how to sit correctly.
•  Avoid driving until the pain and stiffness have gone - it may prevent you turning your head to view traffic.
• If your neck is stiff or twisted, try some simple neck exercises - gently tense your neck muscles as you tilt your head up and down and from side to side, and as you carefully twist your neck from left to right. These exercises will help strengthen your neck muscles and improve your range of movement.
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• Nerve or bone problems in the neck 
• Sometimes, neck pain is caused by the 'wear and tear' that occurs to the bones and joints in your neck. This is a type of arthritis called cervical spondylosis.

Cervical spondylosis occurs naturally with age. It does not always cause symptoms, although in some people the bone changes can cause neck stiffness. Nearby nerves can also be squashed, resulting in pain that radiates from the arms, pins and needles and numbness in the hands and legs.

The following picture shows the area where the problem is and on which area we should give treatment.

 

To find out the exactly curing point on must use a diagnostic stick provided it should not be sharp (match stick, ball pen etc.) as shown in picture. Diagnostic stick is as :

The assumed area must be pressed upon with equal force without too much of strength. Cure point is always highly painful. No sooner you find the painful point, you can continue massage of the point by rotating the stick clockwise and anti clockwise, while pressing against the point somewhat harder. The cure point must be fully massaged out till residual pain disappears and gets replaced with a feeling of warmth in it. This process we can do 2 to 3 time a day.

After the above process for continue stimulation we will apply live seeds like Methi, Mug ….. on those affected area as shown in the following picture.

Treatment with Su jok is easy, cheap and friendly. One can try this in addition to normal medical care.

 .......To know more about Neck Pain and its cure please cont.. Dr. R. P. Sahu ( Ph. no: 09437462621 Berhampur, Odisha)

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Museums in Berhampur city wallow in neglect

As International Museum Day is celebrated across the world on Saturday, a museum run by the state government here lies in utter neglect.

In fact, very few people of the Silk City know the existence of the district museum at Jaya Prakash Nagar here. Without having its own building and necessary infrastructure, the museum functions from a rented house. It has changed its location ten times since it was established in 1976 at the industrial estate at Ankuli on the outskirts of the town. It was moved to Jaya Prakash Nagar last year, sources said.

Locals said the district museum had very few exhibits. It only has a few stone-carved idols, brass metal works, tribal weapons and models of wild animals. District culture officer Krushan Chandra Nishank said there was a proposal to shift the museum to the proposed Sanskruti Bhawan at Hillpatna area in the town. But construction work for the building is yet to start.

Berhampur MLA R Ch Chyaupatnaik said about one acre land had been acquired for the Sanskruti Bhawan. The government had also sanctioned Rs 5 crore for the project. "The road and building department would soon start the work," he added. "Once the museum is shifted to a permanent venue, we will collect valuable exhibits from the public as well as from other museums," Nishank said.

Meanwhile, Berhampur University authorities said they were not getting funds from either the state or the Centre to run the varsity museum. It has several rare books, tribal ornaments from southern Orissa districts including Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkanagiri, Rayagada and Gajapati, and ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. "We run the museum from our own resources," vice chancellor J K Mohapatra said. Source: ToI

Cargo handling commences at Gopalpur port near Berhampur

Cargo handling has formally commenced in the Gopalpur port. According to authorities of the Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL), cargo handling is under way at one berth of the port, which is now completely ready to accept ships. At present, cargo handling is being done on trial basis. At present, a single ship is being loaded with illuminate cargo of Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM) of Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL). The cargo is to be exported to South Korea. The Odisha Sands Complex was a major user of the seasonal anchorage port in the past. The GPL sources said they had sent notifications to shipping companies and possible users informing them that one of its berths was ready to handle cargo. On completion of ongoing works, the port would have three berths. According to the authorities, construction work and other infrastructure development measures are progressing as per schedule. The GPL is also constructing 11 groynes as part of its corporate social responsibility. More than 80 per cent of the work on these groynes has been completed.

In 1987, the Odisha government had established the port as a seasonal anchorage port. In 2006, the government handed over the port to the GPL for its expansion and management. The GPL had entered into an MoU with the government to take over the port and develop it into a major all-weather facility on Build-Operate-Own-Share-Transfer (BOOST) basis.

Source: The Hindu, The Sambad

GUTSL works out modalities for operating city buses in Berhampur

Source: The Sambad

Peacock sanctuary tag still eludes Pakidi in Ganjam

NDTV Highway On My Plate: Highwaymen taste the best of street food at Gopalpur-on-Sea, Odisha

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Source: NDTV

First geriatric clinic inaugurated in Berhampur City

The first geriatric clinic in the city was inaugurated on the campus of the Red Cross Hospital. It will provide free check- up and advice to the aged. It was inaugurated by Bikash Mohapatra, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), and southern division, in the presence of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Ajit Mishra, Berhampur Sub-Collector Bijay Kumar Das, several doctors, and dignitaries of the city. Honorary superintendent of the Berhampur Red Cross Hospital was also present.

The clinic is a joint effort of Ganjam district unit of Indian Red Cross Society and city organization of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

IMA local unit secretary K.K. Panigrahy, who also happens to be the honorary additional superintendent of the Red Cross Hospital, said initially the clinic would function on third Sunday of every month. With increase in number of patients, after six months it may start to function once every week, said Dr. Panigrahy. As per an assessment, around 20 per cent of the population in the city were aged. But till now there was no specialised centre to provide medical consultation to the patients suffering from geriatric problems. The aged of the city till now did not have a centre where they could consult about their day-to-day medical problems related to aging, Dr. Panigrahy said.

Health check-up

At the clinic, the aged patients would be provided regular free check-up and counselling to maintain their health. They would also be advised to delay the aging process through proper diet and healthy lifestyle. Medical advices and free check-up would be provided for the diseases common with aging like hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, diminishing power of sense organs, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary diseases. Their psycho-somatic problems would also be addressed.

Initially three specialists from departments of medicine, urology, and geriatric medicine would manage the clinic. In case of major ailments, the patients would be referred to referral hospitals where they could get proper medical care.

The guests, who attended the inaugural were of the opinion that along with aging a person faces several challenges in life that includes social and economic problems, psychological as well as physical aspects of aging. These include aspects of intellectual performance and personal adjustment along with pathological deviations, diseases, and general biological aspects of aging. Source : The Hindu 

Desalination plant planned near Gopalpur (Berhampur)

A desalination plant that will convert seawater into potable one is being planned near Gopalpur in Ganjam district. The Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) has decided to install a 5-million litre per day (mld) capacity plant to meet the industrial and potable drinking water requirements for its Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM) near Chhatrapur. The Rs 112.90-crore project is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2019, the Union minister of state for personnel, public grievances, pensions and prime minister's office V Narayanasamy told Rajya Sabha member Renubala Pradhan in a reply recently.

"The Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC) will set up the hybrid seawater desalination plant for the IREL. It will comprise 4.5-mld seawater reserve osmosis (SWRO) and 0.5 mld multi-effect distillations (MED) system for producing water," the minister said. "The project is intended to meet the industrial and potable drinking water requirements of OSCOM," the minister said. The OSCOM is currently meeting its water requirement for industrial and drinking water purpose through the Rushikulya river water system at Madhapur, near Chhatrapur. The urban water supply department is currently supplying around 1.1 mld (0.4 mld for drinking water and 0.7 mld for industrial purpose) to the IREL unit, said executive engineer (Urban water supply),Berhampur P K Mohapatra. Pradhan urged the IREL authorities to enhance the capacity of the proposed desalination plant and supply potable drinking water to some more areas including Chhatrapur town and some portions of Berhampur under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

The Rushikulya river water system, which can yield around 20 mld water, is supplying to OSCOM, Berhampur University, Army Air Defence College and Berhampur town. Since water supply from all sources to Berhampur is not adequate, the town is reeling under acute shortage of drinking water, particularly during peak summer. "When the IREL authorities increase the capacity of its proposed desalination plant and supply potable water to the periphery areas of the OSCOM and Berhampur, the town will get more potable water and scarcity of drinking water will be solved partially," Pradhan said. Source: Times of India

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Seasonal Berhampur mango market back in trade

With the season of king of fruits setting in, Berhampur, the largest mango market in Odisha, is flooded with the juicy fruit. Almost every variety of the mangoes has arrived in the market that is doing a daily business of Rs1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh.

The favourite varieties of the customers are Sundari, Baiganapalli, Cherukurasam or Akhurasa and Panukul. While a kilogram of Akhurasa mangoes costs Rs 45 in wholesale rate, Sundari is priced between Rs 28 and Rs 35, Baiganapalli Rs 30  and Rs 40 while the Kalambi variety comes for around Rs 30. The local varieties are sold for `20 to `25 per kg.

Though, the price of the mangoes has gone up marginally compared to last year, the demand has not been affected due to the consumers’ fascination towards the sweet summer fruit.

With the local producers unable to meet the demand, Berhampur market depends on Andhra Pradesh for its stock that comes from Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Elluru, Nellore, Narsanapeta and Vijayawada. Some mangoes are also imported from Karnataka.

Traders said as mangoes are perishable, about 75 per cent of the businessmen prefer to be commission agents of Andhra wholesalers and about 25 per cent businessmen purchase it directly from the neighboring state.“Currently, we receive 15 to 20 trucks of mangoes from Andhra Pradesh every day,” said Nabin Acharya, a trader, adding that around 30 varieties of mangoes which are basically of three types including juicy, fleshy and fibrous are sold in the market. Of all the varieties, Baiganapalli is in maximum demand.

Presently, mango market in Berhampur has been operating near the Neelakantheswar temple since 1995. Earlier, it was near the St. Stephens Church Ground for 17 years and prior to that, at Khwaja Sahi here. The mango market is a seasonal one and runs for four months every year - April to July. Till date, 76 stalls have been set up by nearly 40 wholesalers with 75 per cent commission agents.

Berhampur city also supplies mangoes to various places within the State and neighboring states such as West Bengal. Source: Express News Service

Odisha Chief Minister reviews progress of infrastructure projects for Berhampur city

Meetings (to access the details click here, here, here)  held in the Urban Development Department, Govt of Odisha, relating to infrastructure projects in Greater Berhampur under the chairmanship of the State Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, H& UD Dept reviewed the status of upcoming projects in Greater Berhampur region.

Police Commissionerate proposal for Greater Berhampur under active consideration: Odisha DG Police

Source: The Sambad

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Source: The Sambad

Huma Coastal Mega Food Park proposed in Ganjam district

The promotional interventions by Huma Coastal Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd through introduction of new varieties of potato and tomato have yielded high returns for farmers. The company, which got approval from the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) to set up a food park in Ganjam district in October last year, has received highest valuation mark at the national level. The firm, which started contract farming in vegetable products on trial basis with farmers of Cuttack and Keonjhar districts, is now encouraging farmers of other districts to be active partners of the Food Park project by growing vegetables. They have been assured guaranteed buying with better price for their products.

According to a high level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Bijay Patnaik, the first phase of the project is being set up on 72 acres of land at Huma, 40 km from Berhampur. The project will create a strong network of farmers and agro-entrepreneurs. The project will benefit one lakh small farmers, fishermen in its core operating areas covering the districts of Ganjam, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Balangir, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack and Puri, official sources said.

The firm, set up by five promoters, will invest about `116 cr in the first phase with financial assistance from the Centre and the State Government. The identified crops for the project in first phase are potato, tomato, onion, lettuce, herbs, gherkins, jalapenos, baby-corn, mango, lychee, banana, pineapple, papaya, cashew, coconut, marine and dairy products.The project will have large cold storage with multi-level storage facility. The Horticulture and Agriculture departments were asked to prepare integrated crop planning for maximum utilisation of the cold storage and other infrastructural facilities throughout the year.

The promoters’ proposal for special power tariff for agro-cold storages during initial years of their establishment was discussed in the meeting. They said that the cold storage will not be sustainable without subsidised power. The Chief Secretary has also advised the MSME department to organise an investors’ meet and activity wise training programmes for the local youths who can get employment opportunities created by Food Park. It has been decided that training will be organised under the programmes of State employment mission. The Chief Secretary has asked the promoters of Food Park to specify the courses and also suggest the techniques in which they need trained manpower. Development Commissioner J K Mohapatra, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, R L Jamuda, Director of Horticulture Sanjeeb Chadha, promoters of the project and farmers’ representatives participated in the discussions.

Source: Express News Service

State to develop ring road in Berhampur city

State government has decided to develop ring road of Berhampur, a major southern Odisha city, dividing the total stretch into six segments. In a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik here recently, it was decided that finalization of alignment and preparation of detail project report for the proposed ring road would be completed within next three months. 

The total length of the ring road is proposed to be around 40 kms. According to sources, the proposed ring road will basically cut and link all the radial roads touching Berhampur. “In a clock-wise manner, the ring road will touch NH-59 at Ratnapur (Kukudahandi-Berhampur), NH-5 at Raghunathpur (Chhatraput-Berhampur), Berhampur-Gopalpur road at Karapalli, NH-5 at Halidapadar (on Konisi/Giruisola-Berhampur), near Lathi on Chikiti-Berhampur road on State Highway 17 before Dakhinapur (Taptapani-Digapahandi Road) and back to NH-59 at Ratnapur.” 

The district administration has been asked to acquire land for four-laning although initially the road would be developed as a two-lane road. “The land losers should be given to option to buy back an appropriate percentage of land lost by them at rate fixed by government after development,” the high-level meeting resolved. Source: The Hindu

Demand to restore sports centre in Berhampur gets shriller

A public delegation led by former Assembly Deputy Speaker Rama Chandra Panda, former chairman of Ganjam block Surath Pahan and advocate N Rajendra Kumar met the State’s Principal Secretary of Urban Development and Sports A Srinivasan at the Secretariat in Bhubaneswar on Saturday and requested him to reconsider the proposal of the State Government to shift the Women’s Weightlifting Training Centre and Sports Hostel from the Brahmapur Stadium to Bhubaneswar.

The delegation also requested the Secretary to acquire the residual Defence land from the Ministry of Defence for making the Brahmapur Stadium a full-fledged one with modern state-of-the art facilities to conduct national and international sports events.

Mention may be made that half of the earmarked land is yet to be handed over by the Ministry of Defence for the purpose of the stadium, as a result of which the long-awaited dream of the denizens and sports lovers of Brahmapur for a modern stadium still remains unfulfilled. In the context of the shifting of the women’s weightlifting centre and its hostel from Brahmapur, delegation leader Panda alleged that it is a clear conspiracy by the State Government and lack of effective leadership of local elected representatives which has resulted in further weakening of the stadium.

Meanwhile, a large number of sports lovers, youths, senior citizens and BJP youth leader Rama Patra have been sitting in a dharna before the RDC (Southern) Office since Thursday demanding that the Women’s Weightlifting Training Centre and its hostel be brought back to the Brahmapur Stadium. 

Source: The Pioneer

RDC reviews the ongoing developmental works at Tara Tarini Hill Shrine

A meeting of Tara Tarini Development Board (TTDB) was held on 8 May in Berhampur under the Chairmanship of Revenue Divisional Commissioner Southern Division and Chairman TTDB Shri Bikash Mohapatra to review the ongoing developmental works and law and order condition at Tara Tarini Hill Shrine.

After reviewing the current law and order situation at the Shrine area the Chairman directed the Ganjam Collector (In-charge) Shri Lingaraj Rath to expedite the establishment of a police station at the Hill Shrine.

Evaluating the on going developmental works the Chairman clarified that the R&D department Govt. of Odisha would soon start the construction work of a Reception Centre, Bus Stand, Prasad Mandap and lavatory complex at the Shrine. The Tourism Department, Govt. of Odisha has already sanction Rs. 86 lakhs for this purpose.

It was also decided that the ambitious parking project on the hill top area connecting the Ghat road to the Path Way will commence soon at a cost of Rs. 4 crores. This project will create more space for parking of vehicles near the shrine on the Tara Tarini Hill top.

As per the decision the ropeway modernization work undertaken by Usha Breco Pvt. Ltd will be completed soon and opened for public use. The RDC directed the Sub-Collector, Chhatrapur, to check the safety standards and other details according to govt. rules before giving clearance.  Notable, Usha Breco Pvt. Ltd has established this ropeway at the Tara Tarini hill shrine on the lines of the modern Ropeways at Mansa Devi in Haridwar.

In this meeting the Chairman also said that the Solar Light project which was pending nearly for a year will be expedited. Rs. 50 lakh has been sanctioned by the Govt. of India for this project, he informed.

In this meeting the Chairman closely monitored the law and order situation at Tara Tarini shrine area and security of the pilgrims coming to this Shakti Pith. He said that an unfortunate incident of sexual assault has happened in the recent past at a distance of around 5 kms from the holy Shrine.

He directed the District Collector and SP to keep strict vigil in the entire holy Shrine area and ensure the security of the devotees coming to the Shakti Pith.

He said the upcoming police station near the shrine will further strength the law and order situation in the Shrine area.

Along with the RDC, the OMFED CMD Shri Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, Ganjam Collector In-charge Shri Lingaraj Rath, officials of Ganjam District, Tahsildar Purushottampur, Secretary and other officials of TTDB were also present in the meeting.

Odisha Government stonewalls Berhampur varsity’s reforms attempt By Sisir Panigrahy

The State Government’s claim to make Odisha an ideal destination of education in the country sounds hollow if one goes by the case of Berhampur University whose bid to open new departments fell flat for the former’s stoic silence. Though the funds sanctioned by University Grants Commission (UGC) for the purpose have returned, the Government continues to be in a stupor.

According to sources, the UGC had approved the university’s proposal to start post-graduate courses in Geophysics, Pharmacy, Microbiology, Hindi and Education during 11th Plan period.

The UGC had also sanctioned funds for the courses. But, the courses could not be started as the State Government did not extend its approval by the end of 11th Plan period in March 2012.

As per the rules, the UGC provides funds for these new departments for a period of three years and after that the State Government takes the responsibility of other requirements like staff and infrastructure. Despite regular correspondence of the university authorities with Higher Education Department for four years, there was no response from the State Government.

As a result, not only the aspirants of higher studies in these subjects are deprived of the benefit, the university has also lost the UGC funds sanctioned for starting the courses. “We are trying to pursue the matter with the State Government to do the needful,” said BP Ratha, Registrar of the University.

In the absence of regular courses in these subjects, students of the area are forced to take up self-financing courses in some of the subjects by paying huge fees elsewhere. The students alleged that due to apathetic attitude of the State Government, no new department has been opened in Berhampur University in the last two decades. Recently, the university had opened just one pharmacy department in self-financing mode.

On the other hand, university sources alleged that Government releases just ` 30 crore annually to meet the salary expenses of faculty and other staff. “After meeting these expenses, hardly any fund is left to enable the University to take up reform works like opening new courses or building new infrastructure,” said an official.

Meanwhile, former deputy speaker Ram Chandra Panda in a letter to the Government has urged it to look into the matter and pursue it with the UGC again. Source: New Indian Express 

How Su-Jok Therapy helps in curing Back Pain? By: Dr. R. P. Sahu

Back is a complex structure made up of bones, muscles, nerves and joints, so pinpointing the exact cause of the pain can often be difficult.
However, most cases of back pain are not caused by serious damage or disease but by sprains, minor strains, minor injuries or a pinched or irritated nerve.

Back pain can be triggered by everyday activities at home and at work, or it can develop gradually over time as a result of sitting, standing or lifting badly.

causes of Back pain include:

• bending awkwardly
• lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling incorrectly
• slouching in chairs
• standing or bending down for long periods
• twisting
• over-stretching
• driving in a bent position
• driving for long periods without taking a break
• overuse of the muscles, usually due to sport or repetitive .movements
• sleeping in wrong position
• cushion / dunlop bed
• Sometimes the pain develops suddenly for no apparent reason. Some people just wake up one morning with back pain and have no idea what has caused it.

Treatment with Su jok is easy, cheap and friendly. On can try this in addition to normal medical care.

Give pressure to those area through finger, not pointed objects (may be with match stick, back of pen etc. ) or apply Black Pepper , Peas seeds as given below and give stimulation at least one minutes per hours.

........To know more about Back Pain and its cure please cont.. Dr. R. P. Sahu ( Ph. no: 09437462621 Berhampur, Odisha)

.........You may also share your valuable input directly to the author through email- rps_bps@yahoo.com