The Forests and Environment Department observed district-level World Environment Day here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Khordha DFO Sudip Nayak.
Khordha Additional District Judge (2) Dillip Kumar Biswal and Utkal University Environmental Science Department Professor Dr Rabindra Kumar Swain attended as guests and spoke on this year’s theme “Tackling Air Pollution”.
On the occasion, different people were felicitated for their exemplary work in planting trees and saving the environment. Among others, Khordha ACFO Dillip Kumar Rout and Khordha Range Officer Uttam Gadanayak were present.
Similarly, the Sabuja Sahitya Sansad observed the day here under the chairmanship of its president Jagabandhu Mahapatra. The members held a plantation drive at the Mangala Temple premises here.
Fakir Mohan University Environmental Science Department Associate Professor Dr Sunand Chandra Pradhan, District Agriculture Officer Narayan Sethi, former Tehsildar Sudhakar Samantray and Paramananda College, Bolagarh Reader Rabindranath Panigrahi attended as guests and spoke on the occasion.