Local environmentalist Amaresh Naresh Samanta reached Digha on December 28 after completing his bicycle journey from Bhubaneswar to Digha creating awareness on environment. The journey had been flagged off by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal at the Raj Bhavan on December 13.
Samanta reached Digha after covering 1,226 km in nine districts of Odisha and one of West Bengal. At Didha, he was felicitated by several social and environmental activists including Rotarian Debasis Mohanty. He focused on the need of environment protection and promotion among school, college and university students, fisher community, seashore stakeholders, social workers and organisations and overall common people of the area. More than 30 schools, 21 colleges and over 30 SHGs were touched by Samanta during his drive.
Samanta, an engineer with the Paradip Port Trust by profession, is devoted to the cause of environment for last three decades focusing on a pollution-free world for the upcoming generation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated his dedication in his 75th Mann ki Baat episode.
This was his second bicycle journey for the cause. Previously in 2019, he had covered 715 km from Paradip to Brahmapur (Ganjam).