Jindal Foundation launches Project SNEH to Address Malnutrition and Improve Healthcare in Angul’s Satkosia -Tikarpada Region

 Mr. Saroj Panda, DFO Wildlife, Satkosia, inaugurated the launch of the program in the presence of Dr. Sibananda Mohanty, CDMO Angul, Dr. Keshav Ch. Pradhan SDVO from the office of CDVO, Angul, Mr. Bijaya Mishra, Senior Journalist, Smt. Saudamini Pradhan, Sarpanch, Shri Ananta Basudev Mohanty, President Satkosia Biodiversity Conservation, and prominent local leaders including Shri Dileswar Pradhan, Shri Prakash Ch Pradhan, Shri Dola Behera, and Shri Nilakantha Behera.

 Under Project SNEH, the Jindal Foundation has been providing dry rations and cooked food rich in both macro and micronutrients to the needy and underprivileged across needy regions of India, with a particular focus on districts with a tribal majority.

 In collaboration with the Forest Department, the Foundation extended this initiative to  the periphery villages of Satkosia  Tiger Sanctuary with an objective to address the nutrition challenges of families resettled outside the core sanctuary area. This initiative is also expected to support the broader strategy aimed at alleviating human-wildlife conflict while supporting vulnerable communities.

 In the initial phase, more than 700 identified families in the village will receive dry rations rich in macro- and micronutrients. A reassessment of the community's needs may lead to an expansion of the program's scope.

 Thanking the Forest Dept. and Team Jindal Foundation for this noble initiative, Smt. Shallu Jindal, the Chairperson of the Jindal Foundation, said, “Forest geographies are the lungs of our Mother Earth, and the forest dwellers, who have a symbiotic existence with the forest eco-system, are the ultimate protectors of these precious natural resources. I am sure that this initiative of the Jindal Foundation will holistically nourish the lives of forest dwellers in the region.”