“KUTUMB outreach programme held on 3rd and 4th September 2022”
National Law University Odisha, Cuttack in its prime focus of achieving SDG (Sustainable development Goals) by the year 2030 , has initiated its flagship project named as “Project KUTUMB” for the upliftment of the marginalized communities in the local community clusters around the campus. Project KUTUMB will be a combined initiative of the primary outreach committees of the University namely Legal Aid Society, ProBono Club, Centre for Mediation and Negotiation and the National Service Scheme. The Project will be conducted in three identified communities namely Brajabiharipur, Dhabaleswar Gada and Munda Sahi. These communities have been chosen on the basis of proximity to the University. The University under this flagship project conducted its first Two-Day long Medical and Mediation Camp in the premises of Brajabiharipur Sarkari Uchha Prathamika Bidyalaya, Athagarh(Cuttack). A total of 152 villagers availed the benefit of the Medical Camp and were benefitted by the free medications distributed by the University. The university appointed doctor ,Dr. Aditya Prasad Behura and Dr. Shalini Das accompanied by the university nurses took charge of the medical camp in the school premises. While the medical camp was being conducted the Centre for Mediation and Negotiation conducted a skit on the advantages of mediation over litigation and the need of mediation in the present context. The skit was followed by a question and answer session where the villagers pointed out various issues ranging from land demarcation to domestic violence to lack of infrastructure in the community. Prof. Ved Kumari, Vice Chancellor, NLUO addressed the concerns of the audience emphasizing more on mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution. The programme was conducted under the able guidance of Prof. Ved Kumari, Vice Chancellor, NLUO and Prof. Yogesh Pratap Singh, Registrar, NLUO. Faculty advisors of KUTUMB Ms. Nikita Pattajoshi, Dr. Kuntirani Padhan, Mr. Abhay Kumar, Dr. Mayank Tiwari, Mr. Kumarjeeb Pegu and Mr. Kapil Sharma conducted the camp with the team of enthusiastic students coordinated by Mr. Durbadala Mantry, Programme Associate, Legal Aid Clinic of NLUO and Mr. Anuj Shukla (5th Year Student). The camp was attended by the Corporator of Ward no. 3, Shri. Pradeep Kumar Rout, Shri Chandrasekhar Behera and Shri Sanjay Kumar Behera.
