Orientation of MUKTA Professionals: Water Body Rejuvenation & Grey Water Management Receives Top Priority

Bhubaneswar: A one-day orientation workshop of MUKTA professionals was held to highlight the importance of water body rejuvenation and grey water management. The aim of the workshop was to provide clarity and guidance to MUKTA professionals on effective implementation of these activities in the field.

At the outset Joint Secretary Sarada Panda, set the agenda for the day, emphasizing the need for brainstorming to assess targets, progress, and potential obstacles. He called for a shift towards a performance-based mode of operation and urged MUKTA professionals to identify and address any issues that may hinder their performance.

He said that we have been working for the transformative urban initiatives in accordance with 5T mandate of Governance .This orientation programmes has been organised to provided valuable insights and guidance to MUKTA professionals with an emphasis on performance-based operation and the need for involvement and collaboration with SHGs and CBOs, Panda added.

Special Secretary & Mission Director AMRUT Sagarika Pattanaik spoke about the on-going water body rejuvenation “ Ama Pokhari “ Yojana . The Yojana was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on last 6 th July . Around 2000 water bodies in 115 ULBs are to be rejuvenated.As of now DPR for 165 water bodies with an estimated cost of 172 crore has been approved by the Government , she informed and encouraged MUKTA professionals to actively participate in the state’s initiatives for urban transformation.

Among others Special Secretary-OSD Sanjaya Parmanik ,Additional Secretary Rabindra Sahu , EIC OWSSB Prasanta ku Mohapatra , WRI Adviser Er Debasundar Mohapatra and Director Odisha Urban Academy Dr Santanu Ratha also discussed on various aspects of implementation . Key focus areas were highlighted to improve the effectiveness of interventions, including 100% MSG linkage, no water bodies in MUKTA, no vending zones in MUKTA, 100% maintenance of amenities for one year, sharing and explaining estimations to community-based organizations (CBOs), providing handholding support to CBOs, timely payment releases, and zero tolerance under MUKTA.

Director of Municipal Administration Sangramjit Nayak in his address during concluding session emphasized the need for an innovative approach from MUKTA professionals and advised to work hard to meet the target in time . Odisha has been actively working towards improving urban capacities and resources through various means .MUKTA is one of the flagship programmes of the Government. He warned that future rewards would be reserved for high-performing professionals, while non-performers would face consequences.
The key officials from H&UD department , MUKTA professionals from all 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), and other concerned Officials & consultants attended the programmed held in convention centre , Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.