The World Clay Day was celebrated involving people in Bhadrak for the thirteen consecutive years on Thursday.
On the river bank of Salandi near Panchamukhi Hanuman Temple of Bhadrak township, the participants smeared mud in each other’s body to create awareness on the need and importance of clay for human life.
According to the founder of the day, noted human rights activist and environmentalist, Radhakanta Tripathy, the day is observed as a part of commemorating the Stockholm declaration on environment in 1972.
Through the initiative, creating awareness on protection of water, earth and air would be possible, Tripathy added.
Among others, educationist Niranjan Sethy, human rights scholar Sitakanta Tripathy, artist Kalandi Mallick, Som Ashirbad, Tapan Pradhan, Rakesh Jena participated in the celebration. In the intellectual spheres, it has been discussed that, the celebration is one of the milestones in the environmental protection initiatives across the globe.
It is pertinent to mention that, the day has been recognized by the Limca Book of Records and also appreciated by the Fakir Mohan University