Youth Conference Held at Baliaapal on the Occasion of International Youth Day

Balasore, 13/08 (Krushna Kumar Mohanty) — The International Youth Day was celebrated with the joint initiative of AINA, AJSA, Yuba Bikash, ARM Organization, and Youth for Water.

A significant two-day youth conference was organized to discuss the necessary social resources—especially the role of the youth—in effectively addressing both natural and man-made floods in the Baliaapal and Bhogarai regions. More than 150 young men and women from flood-affected villages of Baliaapal and Bhogarai blocks participated in the event. The conference was formally inaugurated by former Information Commissioner Shri Jagadananda.

In his welcome address, Shri Rajendra Rana, Secretary of the local ARM Organization, highlighted the history and experiences of building social resources for flood disaster management for over two decades.

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Among other distinguished guests were eminent painter and environmentalist Kesudas, Mrs. Sneha Mishra (Secretary of AINA), Pramila Swain (Core Member of NAO), Abani Bhuyan (District Project Officer, OSDMA), Shri Gobinda Ballav Dalai (Director, Yuba Bikash), and Shri Manoranjan Behera (Executive Director, AJSA), who joined the inaugural program.

During the two-day workshop, social workers Bikash Pati, Manasranjan Mishra, Jyotsna Sahu, Sasmita Mahapatra, and Kalika Mahapatra took part in various sessions. The event emphasized the need for a coordinated group-level effort in future disaster management.

With financial support from Start Network, a 45-day relief program was conducted in Baliaapal and Bhogarai blocks, covering over 4,000 flood-affected families. More than 60 volunteers who were actively involved in these relief activities were felicitated during the conference.