The “Tribal Engineers’ Society, Tripura” in association with “Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited” is setting up a Model Village project at  Korbongkami under  Champabari VC, Belbari Block, West Tripura District. The most vital thing of the Model village is that the Korbong Tribes are well-known as a dwindling Tribe of Tripura and in whole State only 25 to 30 Korbong families are remaining. The selection of the Model Village project is also to safeguard the KORBONG tribes and to uplift the most downtrodden people of Korbong hamlet. The KORBONGs are sub tribes of Halam community of Tripura. In Korbong village there is no one who has qualified Class-X examination when we had started the project i.e. in the month of May, 2016 and no one Govt. employee from this village. But, it’s a pleasure to inform that this year Mr. Mangola Korbong and Miss Sandhya Laxmi Korbong have passed Class-X examination first time from this village and they are now reading on Class-XI at Champaknagar HS School. We are taking care of their educational matters in our level best besides to all the students of this village. The villagers are mostly dependent on forest resources. Considering the economic status of the villagers we specially put attention on income generation to support their livelihood through Duck rearing, Goat rearing, Cross Bred Milk cow with calf and Piggery and it will be managed by group of families as a cluster. Available water bodies are taken up for Fish culture.

As one of the component of the Model village the “Tribal Engineers’ Society, Tripura” supported by “Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited” has organized a Health Camp cum distribution of Mosquito Nets & Educational valued materials on 22nd October, 2017 at the Community hall of Korbongpara under Champabari VC, Belbari Block, West Tripura District.

The following specialist Doctors have attended in this camp:-

• (i) Dr. Subhankar Bhattacharjee, MD (MEDICINE), AGMC & GBP Hospital, Agartala.
• (ii) Dr. Rajat Debbarma MD, Pediatrician, IGM Hospital, Agartala.
• (iii) Dr. Biswajit Debbarma, Medical Officer In-Charge, Champaknagar PHC.

About 150 patients were treated and adequate free medicines were also distributed through Pharmacist of Champaknagar PHC.

In total 20 Nos. Double size Mosquito Nets were distributed to needy families of Korbongpara & Educational valued materials like Books, Note Books, Pens, Pencils etc. were also distributed to all the students of Korbongpara.

The Project Monitoring Committee of ONGC- Model Village has also inspected the various component of Model Village such as Community Hall, Market sheds, Single & Double  unit Toilets, Mark-II and one Small Bore Deep Tube Well (SBDTW) for drinking water facility,

Cow sheds, Piggery House, Duck Shelter and Goat shelter made of basically Bamboo Structure etc. It is presumed that within November, 2017 all the balance portion of work will be completed in all respect.

Mr. Saket Gupta, In-Charge CSR, ONGC, Er. Amulya Jamatia, President, TEST, Er. J. Debbarma, Secretary, TEST, Er. Sajal Debbarma, Secretary, AI SC/ST EWA, ONGC, Mr. Manik Lal Das, Chairman, AI SC/ST EWA, ONGC etc. were present as dignitaries in this camp.

Besides Er. Sashi Lal Noatia, Executive Member, Er. Sanjay Debbarma, Organizing Secretary, Er. Chuni Debbarma, PIE, Er. Ramen Debbarma, Er. Abhijit Debbarma etc. were also participated in this program on behalf of TEST.