BHUBANESWAR 23-May-2016
Despite missing Rio Olympics qualifying mark repeatedly, leading Odisha women sprinters Dutee Chand and Srabani Nanda received major rewards today as the duo was provided with respectable jobs by the Government of Odisha. Both Dutee and Srabani were, till date, working in Central Railway and East Coast Railway respectively.
Dutee was appointed as Assistant Manager in the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), while Srabani was recruited as Junior Manager in the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC). The posts are equivalent to the Group-B Officer Post. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handed over the appointment letters to the international sprinters at the Odisha Bhawan in New Delhi.
