Observance of Pani Panchayat Pakhya, 2023
Bhubaneswar(Bhubaneswar) : After observance of PaniPanchayat Pakhya,2023 in 117 Divisions of the State under Department of Water Resources on 1st February, 2023, the Pakhya has been observed the second phase across 30 districts of the State today on 8th February, 2023.
District level Pani Panchayat Samabesha in presence of Pani Panchayat members, farmers and other important stakeholders have been organized on the eve of observance of PaniPanchayatPakhya from 1st February to 15th February,2023.
Shri Niranjan Pujari, Minister, Finance, Health & Family Welfare, Shri Pradeep Kumar Amat, Minister, Forest,Environment& Climate Change, Information & PR,Panchayatiraj& Drinking Water graced the district level function of the Pani Panchayat fortnight at Sonepur and Boudh respectively.MLAs of Rajgangpur, MLA, Rourkela and MLA,Sundergarh,Bargarh, Rajanagar also chaired the district level functions of the Pakhyain respective districts .AngulDistrict level PaniPanchayatPakhya has been celebrated in presence of Deputy Speaker,ShriRajani Kant Singh, MLA Chhendipada , ADM (Revenue),ACE AngulCircle,Irrigation& other Dignitaries.
Similarly District level Pani Panchayat Pakhya celebration was organised at DRDA Conference Hall, Bhadrak in Presence of MLA, Bhadrak, ZillaParisada, Bhadrak, Block Chairman, Bhadrak and other District Level officials alongwith farmers.
Inauguration of exhibition stalls have been carried out in presence of MLA Kabisuryanagar, MLA Chhatrapur, Chief Development officer- cum-EO, ZP, Ganjam on the occasion of District Level Function of PaniPanchayatPakhya.
Further, Collectors & District Magistrates, Bargarh, Kendrapara, Nawarangpur also led the district level function of the Pakhya at their respective headquarters. District level PPP has been celebrated at Kandhamal district headquarters in presence of Collector cum Dist.Magistrate,Kandhamal ,Jalaprabhari for Kandhamal district with all the related departmental functionaries like Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Fisheries& ARD and officials from Lift Irrigation, Irrigation of DoWR etc.
This day is observed to acknowledge the importance of Pani Panchayats in water governance, participatory irrigation management and ensuring equity at the grassroot level. The Pani PanchayatRaths, carrying Information Education Communication, Social Behavioural Change Communication (IEC/SBCC) materials and audio visuals, have in the meanwhile, after covering the projects, divisions and prominent places of the district, returned to the district headquarters on 8th February, 2023. Exhibitions are also being conducted in convergence with the District Level Mela on Farm Mechanisation being held by Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment. The winners from various activities such as debate, essay, painting and quiz competitions held on 06.02.2023 also awarded in district level function organised today for the purpose.
