Phulbani: The Nipuna Odisha Mela was organized at Gudari Upper Primary School in Kandhamal district. The mela was formally inaugurated by the chief guest, Binod Bihari Digal, Cluster Education Officer of Khajuripada. Other guests present included Jyotsnarani Mallik, Gudari Panchayat Ward Member Padmacharan Kahar, School Committee Chairman Sujit Kumar Jani, and Headmistress of Gudari School, Rudrayini Dani.
Sujata Kumari Pradhan, Coordinator of the Gudari Regional Resource Center, conducted the event. Teachers from nine different schools under the FLN (Foundational Literacy and Numeracy) program, along with students and parents, participated in the mela.