AKS member D R Patnaik inaugurated a Rotary Chowk (square) built by RC Rourkela Mid Town, RID 3261, at the entrance to the city. With support from Rourkela Smart City Ltd, the club took up this public image project for which they had put in two years of planning, design and execution.
The project site witnesses around 15,000 vehicles passing through it each day, and “the idea was not just to put up an edifice, but to create a visual symbol of Rotary’s presence and purpose,” said Ankit Kedia, then club secretary. A feature of this Rotary Chowk is a GPS-enabled analogue clock, and entire design blends “aesthetic charm with technology, thus offering both functionality and visibility,” he said.
PDGs F C Mohanty, Manjit Singh Arora, Harjit Singh Hura, club president Bijay Das and secretary Kedia were present, along with project chair S K Meher and members from other Rotary clubs in Rourkela, at the inaugural event.