Badasahi: The residents of Badasahi area, which is the largest block of Mayurbhanj district, have been dependent on the Sub-Registrar (SR) office and Sub-Treasury at Baripada and Betanoti respectively, for over 23 years.
Set up in 1996, Badasahi block has a tehsil office, 30 panchayats and 224 revenue villages. The block with a population of 2 lakh has about 1,64,817 voters – 84,113 males and 80,704 females.
The block has four nationalised banks, seven Gramya banks, one cooperative bank, two sub-post offices, block office, tehsil office, police station, community health centre, fire station, lift irrigation project, two rural development offices, two electric section offices, two endowment department managed temples, tourist spots, three colleges, 32 schools, and many other offices.
Despite the governmental norms that a Sub-Registrar office and Sub-Treasury may be set up in tribal populated areas, they have not been established, thanks to apathy of the district administration and departmental officials. Local people deplore the fact that political leaders make tall promises during elections and forget the local issues thereafter.
Notably, there is no standing proposal from the state government to set up Sub-Registrar office and Sub-Treasury. However, Badasahi block area people have warned of agitation if their demand is not conceded.
PNN