There is an office in Sambalpur, but no officers!

The office is locked. The office has not been open since its construction. The Uttaranchal Deputy Registrar’s Office is located behind the district commissioner’s office. while the office is locked the entrance is convert to cow shelter. The office was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of the then Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya, MP Amar Pradhan, and Sambalpur MLA Jay Narayan Mishra.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Sanskruti Bhavan building on the same day. Adjacent to this office is the Sanskriti Bhavan. Sanskriti Bhavan is the office of the District Culture Officer. The post of district culture officer has been vacant for many years. The district tourism officer has been given the additional responsibility of the district culture officer. District tourism officials often do not come to the office. Employees even not come to the office because officers do not come.

Due to the closure of the Culture Department’s office, artists from district and other parts of the district are facing various problems for allowances and other work. A office built at the cost of crores of rupees, but the two offices are locked because there are no officers.