Malkangari, 10/9/25: Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati visited Bandaghati of Mudulipada Panchayat under Khairput Block of Malkangiri District for the first time. Governor Dr. After reaching from Kambhampati Koraput at Govindpali, the gateway to Malkangari district, Malkangari MLA Narsingh Madkami, Chittarakonda MLA Mangu Khil, District Collector Somesh Upadhyay, SP Vinod Patil, DFO Sai Kiran welcomed the Governor in the forest department bungalow.
After this, the Governor visited Mudulipada Bandaghati under Khairput block. After reaching the ghat, the Banda men and women welcomed the governor with traditional music and dance and took a procession to the holy Sita Kund and Sriram Mandir through flower garlands. The Governor visited the holy Sita Kund and emphasized on how to develop it. He visited the Banda Development Institute and inquired about how the organization has developed for the primitive Banda tribe. Banda Skill Development, Tailoring Unit, Multi-Processing Unit, Traditional Banda Tribe’s Traditional Garment, Ornament Making, Self Help Group, Women and Tribal Banda Tribe Similarly, the Governor held discussions with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Abhajan Yojana, PM Janman, Jungle Land Lease, Pension beneficiaries above 80 years, Self Help Groups, Asha and Anganwadi workers, Youth Volunteers and Lakpati Didi beneficiaries in the premises of BDA. Likewise, the governor has given forest land leases to 15 primitive Banda and 11 Didayi community beneficiaries. Under the Social Security Scheme, a financial assistance of Rs. Apart from agriculture, the Banda tribe can earn more through cattle, goat and chicken farming, the governor said and directed the relevant authorities to take necessary steps in this regard. Addressing the public meeting held at BDA, he advised the District Collector to give importance to the development of Banda Ghati and to pay attention to the welfare of the primitive Banda tribe. The governor inquired whether the villagers have benefited from the success of the Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana and the forest land lease program. By visiting Kanyashram and Manlas Division High School in Banda Ghati, the students asked the students about the education donation, infrastructure and facility problems of the school. On this occasion, the Governor had lunch with the students of the school.