The three-day Odisha Environment Congress (OEC) 2020 will be held on virtual mode from December 20 to 22 here adhering to Covid guidelines.
This year’s theme is ‘Environment and Biodiversity’. At best 50 environmental scientists, academics, researchers and students will physically join the event.
Prof Dr Madhav Gadgil, reputed ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, will join as the keynote speaker of in the inaugural session. 22 panelists will present their papers on the theme in four technical sessions, besides the inaugural and valedictory ones.
Dr Rajendra Singh, Magsaysay Awardee, will attend the concluding session as the chief guest. A few other speakers who are going to address the Congress are, Chairman OEC and former Chairman, OERC DK Roy, Director, CED India, Thiruvanthapuram Dr Babu Ambat, former Director, Chilika Development Authority Ajit Kumar Pattnaik, Prof (Padmashree) Radha Mohan, former VC of OUATDr DP Ray, president, South Odisha Unnayan Parishad Bhrugu Bakshipatra, chairman, CYSD, Bhubaneswar Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Dr (Padmashree) Ajay Kumar Parida, among others. In addition to this, the Childrens Science Congress will also be organised and various competitions will be conducted amongst diverse age groups of children.