BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF SILK CITY BERHAMPUR / BRAHMAPUR

Shiv-Shakti at Maa Tara Tarini Adi Shakti Peeth (Purnagiri, Odisha)

PURNAGIRI; The abode of Adi Shakti Maa Tara Tarini

Berhampur University Alumni Satya Tripathi appointed UN Asst Secy-General

Development and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme’s New York office. The appointment made Monday by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was announced by his Spokesperson Stephane Guterres. Tripathi is now the third Indian at the senior levels of the UN hierarchy.

He has served the UN for 20 years in “Europe, Asia and Africa on strategic assignments in sustainable development, human rights, democratic governance and legal affairs,” Dujarric said. Tripathi has been the Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the UNEP since 2017.

A development economist and lawyer with over 35 years of experience, one of his key roles at the UN was as the UN Recovery Coordinator for the $7 billion post-tsunami and post-conflict recovery efforts in Aceh and Nias in Indonesia.

He also chaired the Committees on Laws and Treaties for the UN-mediated Cyprus unification talks in 2004. Tripathi has commerce and law bachelor’s degrees and a masters in law from Berhampur University in Odisha.

Atul Khare, the Under-Secretary-General who heads the Department of Operational Services, is the senior-most Indian at the UN. Nikhil Seth, the Executive Director of UN Institute for Training and Research, is at the level of an assistant Secretary-General according to last year’s Voluntary Public Disclosure listing of senior staff’s assets.

At the New York office of UNEP, Tripathi’s duties will include supporting development, coordination and implementation of system-wide strategies on environment for the UN and “catalysing transformative change” throughout the UN “to integrate the environmental dimension of peace, security and sustainable development,” according to the description of the post. 

Take a pledge to make Silk City free of open defecation: Zareen Khan

The Silk City is way ahead of others barring its cleanliness and open defecation, stated well-known Hindi cinema actor Zareen Khan in Berhampur on 31 August.

Participating in a special programme at the Town Hall on the occasion of the 151st Self Government Day of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC), Zareen also interacted with members of various self help groups (SHGs), women members of Biju Yuva Bahini and other volunteers on creating a plastic-free environment and making the city open defecation-free (ODF).

Women play a pivotal role in transforming the society into a better place to live in but they often face problems due to the practice of open defecation, said the actor and urged everyone to take a pledge to make the city free of open defecation by the deadline set by the government.

The youths of the city should realise their role in this mission and contribute their bit towards enhancing the attraction of the Silk City, she further said.

ROPE WAY TO THE PRACHIN TARA TARINI SHAKTI PEETH / TANTRA PEETH

PRACHIN TARA TARINI SHAKTI PEETH / TANTRA PEETH, ODISHA

Berhampur City Commercial Center ର ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ନେଇ କଣ କହିବେ ଆପଣମାନେ ?

Eco Retreat Hub ଗୋପାଳପୁର, North City ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର, Rock ଗାର୍ଡେନ ର ସୁନ୍ଦର ଚିତ୍ର କୁ ଗତ ଇଲେକ୍ସନ ସମୟରେ ପେଇଡ ମିଡ଼ିଆ ରେ ବ୍ୟାପକ ପ୍ରଚାର କରାଇ ୨୦୧୪ ଇଲେକ୍ସନ ଜିତିବା ପରେ ବିଜେଡି କବଜା ରେ ଥିବା Brahmapur Development Authority ଏବେ ଆଉ ଦୁଇ ଟି ଚିତ୍ର ଜାରି କରିଛି I ବୋଧେ ଇଲେକ୍ସନ ପୁଣି ପାଖି ଆସିଲାଣି I  ସୁନ୍ଦର ଚିତ୍ର ପାଇଁ ଚିତ୍ରକର କୁ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ କିନ୍ତୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟ ଯଥା ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ରିଂ ରୋଡ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର airport,  ପୋଲିସ କମିଶନରେଟ, ଗ୍ରେଟର ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ଗଠନ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର- ରାଇପୁର via କନ୍ଧମାଳ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର-ଜୟପୁର ଓ ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର-ପାରଳାଖେମୁଣ୍ଡି କୁ NH ଦ୍ୱାରା ସଂଯୋଗ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ର ଇତିହାସ ଦେଖିଲେ ଏହି  ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟ  ର ଅବସ୍ଥା ଆଗକୁ କଣ ହେବ ତାହା ଅନୁମାନ କରାଯାଇ ପାରିବ I 
ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର କୁ ଅବହେଳା କରୁଥିବା ବିଜେଡି ସରକାର କଣ ଏହି ସହରର ବିକାଶକୁ ସହ୍ୟ କରିପାରିବେ I ଏହି ସବୁ ପ୍ରୋଜେକ୍ଟ ପାଇଁ ପଇସା ଦେବେ? 

Berhampur City Commercial Center ର ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ନେଇ କଣ କହିବେ ଆପଣମାନେ ? 

ରାମ ପ୍ରସାଦ ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ
President ,  Odisha Development Forum      

After C-Cabs, NILTIK Cabs also started its service in Silk City Berhampur.

C -CABs ପରେ ରେଶମ ସହର ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ରେ NILTIK cab ର ସେବା ଆରମ୍ଭ
Downlode NILTIK app & enjoy the service.

Thakurani Yatra @ Ankuli in Berhampur

C-Cabs starts its operation from Berhampur city

RARE IMAGES OF SRI KRUSHNA CHANDRA GAJAPATI

Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati (26 April 1892 – 25 May 1974), honorably known as Maharaja Sir Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Dev, was the architect of the Independent Odisha State. 

Sir Gajapati was a scion of the great Ganga Dynasty of Paralakhemundi, a Great Freedom Fighter, the first Prime Minister of Odisha and one of the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution, being a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India. 

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Utkal University, the SCB Medical College, the famous Central Rice Research Institute in Bidyadharpur, Cuttack, which is one of the largest of its kind in Asia and MKCG Medical College & Hospital in Berhampur. 

Apart from these institutes he set up many hospitals, schools, colleges, industrial institutions, modern agricultural farms and provided a record number of 1281 irrigation sagars or big water-tanks in his agriculturally dominant native undivided Ganjam District. For this reason, the undivided Ganjam District was given the title 'the rice-bowl of Odisha'. 

RAM PRASAD TRIPATHY

PRESIDENT, ODISHA DEVELOPMENT FORUM

India's famous Pani Puri Brand, Now in Berhampur city

Mouth-watering chatpata food like Flavoured pani puri, sandwiches, Zappi, Chaatizza, Bhel, chat, Maggi, noodles, drinks and even fariyali items are now just an order away.

Apart from the khaana here you can find a happy place to hangout with your family and friends.

Place - Giri Road, Infront of Gurudwara, Berhampur

Can you Identify this famous place near Berhampur city?

First MEMU train to run on Berhampur-Bhadrak route in Odisha

Good News for Berhampur. First (MEMU) Mainline Electric Multiple Unit train to run on Berhampur - Bhadrak route in Odisha from May this year

finally the Defence Ministry handed over the Army land for the expansion of Brahmapur Stadium

Ending a long row, finally the Defence Ministry handed over the Army land for the expansion of Brahmapur Stadium

OLD BERHAMPUR: GOLDEN MEMORIES OF MY TIMES - By V.V Sankar Rao

BANKING IN BERHAMPUR AND ITS HISTORY

After a long gap I have decided to write about Berhampur and Ganjam and chosen the topic as Banking.

Few days back I have visited a restaurant in Kolkata in the Park Street namely “THE GRAND TRUNK ROUTE“. It was nicely painted with photos of Sher Shah Suri. Suddenly I remembered that Banking in India cannot be started without mentioning him. Sher Shah Suri took over Moughal Empire in 1540 and ruled up to 1545 due to death on accident. During his rule of 5 years he set up new civic and military administration, issued first Rupiya and revamped Postal System and revived the historical city of Pataliputra since 7th Century to Patna. 

He extended “The Grand Trunk Road “Chittagong in the province of Bengal to Kabul passing through Kolkata and Delhi. All these things in a span of 5 years.

The Rupee is the common name in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Maldives, Maturities, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Tibet, Burma. British East Africa and German East Africa.

This is how the Rupee was born in India. Now coming to the history of Banking as is known now a days is it begins from 1839 with the establishment of Presidency Banks. (Mostly the information is from the study of Amiya Kumar Bagchi work). Thus the three Presidential Banks, Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras came into force between 1840 to 1843. Bank of Bengal has opened an agency in 1838 at Mirzapur and made it to a lone Branch in 1839 and amidst banking crisis closed in 1848.

These Presidency Banks were not interested in trade only facilitate British and big establishments. In 1861 the British Government made sweeping changes in Indian Monetary system. Until 1861, these Presidency Banks have the currency notes of their own. In 1861 the Government decided to print notes by themselves and took away the note issuance business from these Banks. Across British occupied India a uniform currency was issued. This led all these Presidency Banks to open Branches and to start so called retail banking in a limited way.

Despite early start in the year 1861 these Presidency Banks by 1916 just have 63 (Branches. Bank of Bengal – 25, Bank of Bombay – 14 and Bank of Madras – 24}, Serous attempts were made increase the number of Branches since they are in main towns and in 1921 these three presidency banks were merged and amalgamated to Imperial Bank Of India on 27th January 1921 and was given a target to open 100 Branches in a span of five years.. In those days it was a hurricane task. Later on 1st July 1955 by means of an Act it became STATE BANK OF INDIA.

Now coming to Odisha and Berhampur, consequent up on the order to open 100 Branches, Madras Presidency Bank on 16th May 1921 opened the first Bank in the state. THUS BERHAMPUR BECAME THE FIRST TO HAVE A BANK IN ODISHA and the very next day Bhubaneswar Branch was opened by Bengal Presidency.

This is chapter for commercial Banks entrance to Berhampur, but banking is not new to people of Berhampur. By that time cooperative Banks already existent,

COOPERATIVE BANKS MOVEMENT AND BERHAMPUR:-

This how a Branch of a commercial Bank has made an entry into Berhampur and Odisha. Whereas, the story of entry of Cooperative Banks in Berhampur is entirely different. The eminent people of the town at that time are responsible.

Cooperatives started as small grass root level organizations in the last century in Western Europe, North America and Japan. However it is Rockdale Equitable Society in England is considered to be pioneer of the cooperative movement. In 1844 a group of 28 artisans of cotton mills in the North England formed the society .At that time the cotton growers were having a miserable life and could not provide food and take care of medicines of their family. As usual the Banks used to offer assistance rich and affluent people .They pooled their scare resources and finance still needy. They first operated through retail shops once in two days of a week and later five days a week .Thus they enrolled every customer as a member and within three months they could run the society very well.

The history of cooperatives in India is more than hundred years old. In olden days non-istitutiuional agencies such as money lenders used to finance farmers at exorbitant rate of interest, the situation was such the formers have to sell their land to repay loans. In some parts of the country particularly Poona and Ahmednagar the formers spearheaded agitations against the money lenders. As result of which the Government has passed Deccan Agricultural Relief Act (1879), Land Improvement Loan Act (1883) and The Agricultural Loan Act (1884).

During 1892 Madras Government has appointed Fedrick Nicholson to study village cooperatives in the line of existing ones in Germany and he has submitted his report in 1895 and in 1897.The Famine Commission in 1901 strongly recommended that Agriculturalists should be granted loans to prevent recurrences of similar conditions in future. As a result of these studies and reports in 1904 the Cooperative Societies Act was passed.

While this is the history of Cooperative Societies of India, our Berhampur was no way inferior simultaneously eminent persons worked out their ways to solve the problems of agriculturalists and urban poor. As a result of which during 1906 The DCCB Bank Ltd (NOW KNOWN AS BCC BANK LTD AND BERHAMPUR COOPERATIVE URBAN BANK LTD WERE FORMED).

The DCCB Bank ltd was initially under Madras Presidency and was serving present Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Srikakulam districts. Revered persons like G.Raghava Rao, G>Ganapati Iyer (Principal Khallikote College}, P.Venkateswarlu (noted Lawyer}, Rao Sahib W,V,B.Ramalingam (Contractor} have nurtured during the initial stages from 1915 to 1934. Later Nabhi Ramakrishna Rao a dedicated cooperator had worked from 1934 to 1936 as Secretary and later as President from 1948 to 1970.

The Berhampur Cooperative Urban Bank ltd was also opened on 13th November 1906 to cater to the needs of urban poor with area of operation as Berhampur. It is familiarly known as Urban Bank. While I am not aware of the eminent people involved initially in opening it. One renowned person named Ambatipudi Simhachalam a lawyer and eminent personality of 1920 and 1930 with Mocharla Sitaramayya and Yerramalli Sririm Murty garu as his juniors was the President of the Bank, he was Madras High Court Lawyer. 

It has developed immensely during the period when W.V.V.B.Ramalingam (Freedom Fighter) was its President. Later he also worked as Adviser to State Government on cooperatives during the period when Biswanath Das was the 1st Prime Minister of Orissa State (in those days the state head was known as Prime Minister). The present crimson red building was constructed during his regime. This was mentioned a while Bank celebrated its 100 years of existence.

This is how the Banking in Berhampur made a beginning, way back 1906.

- About the Author-

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(The writer was born in 1946 at Berhampur, studied at KC High School near Khallikote College and later migrated to Gusainuagaon as KC Higher Secondary School., later studied at Khallikote College and obtained degree in 1968 from Berhampur University.

I joined State Bank of India as Clerk-Typist in 1970 at Berhampur and left Berhampur in 1979 on transfer. Again I came to Berhampur and worked as Field Officer and also Branch Manager at SBI, Aska Road Branch of Berhampur during 1988 to 2001. I served in places like Surada, Koraput, Sunabeda. Sundargarh, Barpali and Bubanesweaw. Finally retired in 2006. Since 2011 I am staying out side Odisha.)

କହି ପାରିବେ କି ଏ ସବୁ କାମ ନ ହୋଇ ପାରିବI ପଛର ଖଳନାୟକ କିଏ ?

ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ନିୟମ ଆମ ଜୀବନ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ I

ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ନିୟମ ଆମ ଜୀବନ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଁ I ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ନିୟମ ନ ମାନି ଅନେକ ଲୋକ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ବ୍ରହ୍ମପୁର ଓ ଆଖପାଖ ଅଂଚଳରେ ଜୀବନ ହରାଉଛନ୍ତିI ହେଲମେଟ ପିନ୍ଧନ୍ତୁ ଓ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ ନିୟମ ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତୁ I

WHEN THE MERGER OF 18 PERIPHERAL PANCHAYATS IN BERHAMPUR CITY WILL BE A REALITY ?