The NSS Bureau of the Utkal University has been awarded the Prakruti Mitra Prize for the year 2017 by the Department of Forest and Environment for its outstanding contribution in the field of nature conservation, plantation, cleanliness, sanitation, use of toilets, wildlife protection, use of renewable energy, health camps, Smart City, blood donation, body and organ donation, dental camps, control of dengue, capacity building training, population control, etc., at a State-level function at the Rabindra Mandap here on the occasion of celebration of the World Environment Day on Monday.
Utkal University NSS Programme Coordinator Dr Manoranjan Mohanty received the certificate with cash prize of Rs 10,000 from Minister of Forest and Environment Bijayashree Routray in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
University Vice-Chancellor Prof Ashoka Kumar Das and Registrar Dr Manmath Kumar Biswal congratulated Dr Manoranjan Mohanty and the staffs of the NSS Bureau.