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Dist 3260:Facts and Perspectives
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Dist 3260:Facts and Perspectives

R. I. DISTRICT 3260 lies in the Eastern part of the India and encompasses three states of India Orissa, Chhattisgarh & Easter part of Madhya Pradesh (Mahakoshal) R.I. District 3260 is nearly 600 kms from North to South and 700 kms from East to West.

It is surrounded with dense forests, hilly mountains, streams, waterfalls, natural caves, Beaches, parks etc. Bastar, also called Kashmir of Chattisgarh, attracts many foreign tourists. The central plains of Chhattisgarh are known as the 'Rice Bowl' of Central India. Blue waters of Bay of Bengal wash, nearly 450 kms of coast, dotted with white sandy beaches. Numerous beach holiday resorts lure visitors from far and wide. One of Asia's largest brackish-water lakes - 'Chilika' is home for migratory birds. Part of the lake is reserved as Bird Sanctuary

India's great rivers Narmada, Mahanadi, Tapti, and Sone originate in the District, Mahanadi river, 885 km long, rising in Chhattisgarh state, central India, and flowing north then east through a gorge in the Eastern Ghats, across Orissa state, forming a delta before entering the Bay of Bengal near Cuttack. The Hirakud Dam, at Sambalpur, is the world's largest earthen dam and supports several hydroelectric plants. Few places on Earth are so strikingly beautiful as the four kms stretch of Narmada River near Jabalpur where this great river cascades down 20 meters of rock creating white foam and throwing white spray high and wide. The waterfall is a marvellous sight to behold.

Thick forests of Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Amarkantak & Barnavapara are beautiful wild life sanctuaries sheltering tigers, leopards, cheetals, deer and sambhars. Forest Department organises Safaris for Visitors and tourists.

R.I. DISTRICT 3260 - EVOLUTION & STATUS Rotary came to India in the year 1919 when the first Rotary Club was organized at Calcutta. After a gap of the ten years, in the year 1929, Rotary Clubs were organized in Bombay, Delhi & Madrass. The growth was very slow until 1933 when Rotary Club of Amritsar was formed. Since then there was steady growth of Rotary and by the year 1947-47, there were 71 clubs in different states of India. It all started as District 89 in 1936-37 consisting of undivided India, Burma, Ceylon & Afganistan. The number of the district revised to 88 in 1939-40, to 90 in 1942-43, to 53 in 1949-50 and to 325 in 1954-55 without any change in territory.

Justice Harihar Mohapatra of Orissa and Shri Rajendra Singh were District Governors of Dist. 325 during 1967-68 and 1968-69 respectively. In 1965-66 East Pakistan was excluded and our district was numbered as 326 in 1970-71 consisting of Bihar, Orissa & East Madhya Pradesh. The R.I. Board of Directors decided to regroup the R.I. Districts of India with effect from 1.7.1984. As a result our district was bifurcated into District 325 which includes Clubs in Bihar only and District 326 to include Clubs in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. There were 51 Clubs in this newly formed District 326. In 1991-92 this district was numbered as 3260 without any change in territory. Rtn. Dr. K.S.N. Rao was its 1st Governor. After formation of Chhattisgarh State, this district 3260 comprised Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. Then. Presently the District has 117 Rotary Clubs with a membership of 3459 Rotarians as on 10th September 2009 as per Rotary International Record.