OverView of Borda

About Village:-BORDA is a semi urban area with a population approximately 5000 in the district of kalahandi,Orissa.This village is situated at the strategic point of Kalahandi-Bolangir border area.Borda is located at a distance about 40 Kms., from the district head quarter Bhawanipatna on the Bhawanipatna- Khariar state highway(SH-16) which directly connects to Raipur(Capital city of Chhatisgarh) & Visakhapatnam(One of the major port in eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh,India). Borda is just about 420 Kms. from Capital Bhubaneswar,225 Kms.from Raipur, & 310 Kms. from Visakhapatnam and nearest Railway station is Titlagarh which isabout 26 Kms. from Borda.Geographical location of Borda is at 20*09'699"N latitude and 82*97'665"E longitude.

Since British-Raj System ,Borda has developed as educational and cultural heart-centre of Milky Praganas(Milky-One of the sub caste of Kandh tribe)of Kalahandi.Now Borda has emerged as one of the major educational and commercial hub of North-Western corner of Kalahandi district of Orissa.In 1889 British Administration opened a Primaryschool with hostel facility,from that day onwards education has great impact on the life of people of Borda.After Independence govt. has established a Gram Panchayat,Office of Agricultural Extension Officer,(16 Bed) Community Health Centre,Telephone Exchange,33/11KV Electric Sub-Station,Sub-Post Office,Co-Operative Society,Police-Outpost,Revenue Inspector's Office & Revenue Inspector's Bunglow,Vertenairy Dispensary, Bank of India, Utkal Gramya Bank etc.In 1960 with the initiative of people of Borda a Middle English School,1963-Janata High School,1986-Chandrika Jain Junior College,1996-Chandrika Jain (+3) DegreeCollege,1999-Saraswati Sisu Mandir were established.Borda has a weekly HAAT held every Sunday which gathers about 25,000 people.This village is full of temples like Jagannath temple,Kapileswar Mahadev temple,Radha-Krishna Matha,Village deity Dukuri Budhi & Gangadi temples etc.

After long time Borda got a fly river bridge on river Udanti which is the life line of this area,after completion of this bridge Borda will be the main connecting centre between Dharamgarh and Titlagarh sub-divisions.Considering the economic importance & heavy traffic, Orissa Govt. has sanctioned 105 crore under Orissa State Road Extension Programme funded by World Bank for widening the single lane road to double lane road(Khariar-Bhawanipatna,68 Kms) which will give a major boom to infrastructural development of this area.The educational institutions in Borda have produced so many brilliant scholars that students from Borda have studied even institute like Indian Institute of Technology,some students from this village working in many global companies with high pay package and some of them are working in Govt. sector holding top class positions.PROFESSION:-About 40% of people of Borda are engaged in Agriculture & rest 60% of people are in the service industry & commercial activies.Rice,Ground nut, Moong are the main crops cultivated here .Most of the lands in this village are unirrigated.Frequent droughts one of the major challenges which is the main barrier for the economic upliftment of the farmers of this village.People of Borda demanding for a barrage on the river Udanti for the permanent solution of this drought-prone area.Due to this frequent drought so many people of Borda are migrating themselves to Chhatisgarh, Gujarat,Mumbai region for earning bread & butter .District Administratation has taken necessary steps to solve the problem of potable water in this village .In 1999 District Public Health Department started water supply project through pipeline from the river Udanti ,from that day people of Borda getting sufficient drinking water.Major problem in this village is poor street road & drainage system is also pathetic.As this village is expanding rapidly, proper planning of houses & roads should be implemented for the benifits of in habitants.People of Borda facing lot of problem for going to Bhawanipatna Block & Tehsil for a small work also, as Bhawanipatna is about 40 Kms. from Borda which is petty expensive.People of Borda need a Block & Tehsil for this locality.

The youth of Borda are very energetic.From 1967 Borda Yubak Sangh has been playing a major role in all youth activies like Blood donation Camp,Conducting Cultural programmes,Football & cricket tournament etc.People celebrate Durga puja, Holi, Rath Yatra,Ram Navami,Jhulana Poornima with pomp & great enthusiasm.Milky Utsab is also being celebrated by the people of Borda for maintaining brotherhood among people as well as regional integration of Milky Pragana.

NGO:-Sahabhagi Vikas Abhiyan(Works for community Development, aiming for social & economic Development)

Satya Sai Seva Samiti:Promoting Cultural & Moral spirit among youth.

Baba Saheb Ambedkar Club:Organizes Cultural & Sports Activities.