December 5 2003

India's 34th SOS Children's Village opens

05/12/2003 - India's 34th SOS Children's Village was officially opened on 2 December in the presence of numerous dignitaries. SOS Children's Village Rourkela in the state of Orissa is a long-term successor to the emergency relief programme that was started in 1999 after a devastating cyclone.

Traditional ceremony in Rourkela - Photo: A. Bansal

Photo: A. Bansal