The third TSG meeting of the Green-Ag Project for Odisha Landscape was held in a hybrid mode under the Chairmanship of Shri Vineet Bhardwaj, IAS, Collector, District Magistrate and Chairman, TSG, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, on July 20, 2022. A total of 50 participants including TSG members, and nodal officers from different line departments attended the meeting. Mr R.B. Sinha, National Project Director, Green-Ag, along with the National Project Management Unit (NPMU) team members, Shri Hemant Kumar Panda, Director, Soil Conservation and Watershed Department and representatives from different line departments joined the meeting virtually.

Key outcomes of the TSG meeting included: 66 villages identified as high-priority areas for project interventions; a presentation of the approved Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B) 2022-23; and a discussion on two upcoming studies. The Chair advised the members from the line departments to extend the necessary support for community interventions from the month of August 2022.