Indus Valley Times

BY AKSHYA ROUT

Jajpur: The district administration of Jajpur has decided to spend Rs3.99 crores  out of 870 crores  of District Mineral Fund (DMF) to develop the tribal village of Mankadia at  Mallarsahi village within Sukinda block.

Around 90 Mankadia tribal families  live   at  Mallarsahi village.    We decided to  build three roomed Pucca houses for a family,  roads, hospital , multi – purpose community center , school, and other infrastructure for them. Under DMF, we will also provide electricity to their houses, said Ranjan Kumar Das the collector of Jajpur.

The collector Ranjan Kumar Das , Dr Kumar Subhashis the team leader of DMF and other officials visited  the village Mallarsahi  on Tuesday and  interacted with local tribal people.

 The district administration  is committed towards the development of  the  tribal villages  in the district.  The government has already launched many development works in the  tribal dominated  villages in the district . The vast  mineral wealth of  Sukinda  areas   in the  district  is well known in the world.  District Mineral Fund (DMF) will be utilized for the developmental works of the Mankadia  tribal people of the district  within April 2020 .  We are  also making all the  efforts to protect the interests of Mankadia  tribals under the Forest Right Act and to provide all types helps to them under several welfare schemes  for the tribal  and poor people added the collector.

Sukinda MLA Pritiranjan Ghadei said ” Three months back, I directed the district administration to develop the Mankadia dominated village under DMF fund . The authorities  have already  started building houses for Mankadia families.  Mankadia Tribal people  have not come to the mainstream and most of them are far from development and education. They are the some of the poorest tribes.  But  now they will come to the mainstream thanks to the DM”..