Koraput, 5th Nov 2025: The Koraput Sub-Divisional Children’s Festival “Surabhi” was held at the Government High School, Koraput. More than 400 students from 16 clusters participated in the event. Competitions in elocution, debate, music, drawing, cultural programs, fine arts, handicrafts, and quiz were organized in various categories — junior, senior, higher secondary, and differently-abled divisions.
According to reports, the first-place winners from each category will take part in the district-level “Surabhi” festival scheduled for November 6.
The inaugural ceremony was held under the chairmanship of Block Education Officer (BEO) Jagannath Bhatra, with District Council Chairperson Sasmita Meleka as the chief guest. Other distinguished guests included District Education Officer (DEO) Karunakar Bhue, Koraput Block Chairperson Namita Majhi, and Koraput Municipality Chairperson Lalat Ranjan Sethi.
The festival was inaugurated by Dr. Debashish Gauda, Koraput Group Development Officer, in the presence of Additional District Education Officer Arpita Pradhan and Lakshmipur BEO Rita Mahanti.
The program was successfully coordinated by ABEO Sanyukta Kuar, Headmasters Rashmi Ranjan Sethi, Shib Shankar Pattanayak, and Nagendra Jena, and Cluster Resource Coordinators Pradip Patra, Har Mishra, Subodh Majhi, Trilokesh Panda, Jyoti Padhi, Surya Behera, along with teachers Sujit Jena, Gajani Chandrasekhar, and Manoj Das.
The stage was managed by Pushpanjali Khemundu and Kavitansjali Mishra.
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