Kendrapara (Odisha), May 5 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Koraput Collector to take all necessary steps to complete road connectivity projects in the district under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) or other applicable schemes.
The NHRC also forwarded a copy of its order to the Odisha Chief Secretary for information and necessary action.
The directive came following a petition filed by human rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy. The NHRC passed the order on last Friday after reviewing reports submitted by state authorities.
Tripathy highlighted the case of Pushpanjali Khora (35), a pregnant woman from Haldisil village under Dusarsuni Panchayat in Koraput district, who ...