The Orissa Environmental Society (OES) launched a ‘Clean and Green Bhubaneswar’ campaign to make the initiatives of the administration fruitful with the active participation of the people of the city.
BMC Commissioner Samarth Verma launched the drive in the Khandagiri-Udayagiri heritage area.
In a meeting organized under the chairmanship of the OES president Dr SN Patro, Verma joined as the chief guest and sought the cooperation of all the inhabitants to make Bhubaneswar a clean and green city so as to be at the top of the Swachhta list.
Superintending Archaeologist of Archaeological Survey of India (Bhubaneswar Circle) Arun Mallik was the guest of honour on the occasion. He stated that Bhubaneswar as a heritage city needs to protect its ancient monuments and alongside making the city adorable by enriching its environment.
At the beginning, Er Manoranjan Mishra presented the welcome address and Raghunath Prusty conducted ‘Green Resolution’ oath among the members. Among others, Additional Commissioner of BMC Surath Chandra Mallick, secretary of OES Dr Jaya Krushna Panigrahi, Dr Debabrata Swain, Debendra Nath Satpathy, Dr Seba Mohapatra, Dr Ashok Kumar Rout, Manju Mishra, Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Girija Shankar Acharya, Swapna Behera and Dr Bijan Basini Mohanty spoke.
Dr Pradeep Kumar Rath presented the vote of thanks.
After the meeting, all the members participated in a waste collection drive conducted in the locality. The organizations who were associated with the campaign include ASI (Bhubaneswar Circle), Khandagiri Baristha Nagarik Sangh, Jayadev Walkers Club, Bharatiya Yog Yog Sansthan, Khandagiri Yog Zilla, Khandagiri Anchalik Vikas Parishad and Cosmopolis Welfare Association.