POLICE COMMISIONERATE RED CROSS HOLDS ENVIRON DAY
The Indian Red Cross Society Police Commisionerate Branch on Sunday celebrated the World Environment Day by planting trees at the premises of Baragada police station. Joining as guests, branch joint secretary and ACP Lalitendu Mohanty, executive committee member Dillip Dashsharma and Corporator Santosh Kumar Singh planted trees along with senior citizens of the area. PS IIC Biswaranjan Nayak and station staff coordinated the programmee.
LAWYERS’ FORUM FELICITATES NEW LAW MINISTER (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Lawyers’ Forum congratulated newly-sworn-in Law Minister Jagannath Saraka on Sunday. Forum convenor Dr Lingaraj Sahoo and members Saroj Kumar Sahoo and Gadadhar Das, among others, were present on the occasion.
CSIR-IMMT CELEBRATES ENVIRONMENT DAY (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The World Environment Day was celebrated at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, beginning with the Jigyasa Team’s environmental quiz competitions on ecology and science for school students. Sal and Mohula trees were planted by Director Prof S Basu. SPCB Chief Environmental Engineer Dr Nihar Ranjan Sahoo was guest of honour.
NUAPADA NYK CELEBRATES ENVIRONMENT DAY (Pix)
Nuapada: The Nehru Yuva Kendra, Nuapada held awareness campaigns and swearing-in ceremonies on the World Environment Day under the supervision of NYK Coordinator Ashish Thakur. Members of various youth clubs and National Volunteers participated in the programme. They distributed paper bags made by them to shopkeepers and customers and motivated them not to use plastics bags. They also motivated people to plant trees and cultivate vegetables in their backyards. At Ekta Chowk, they took oath to protect environment and interacted with public through a signature campaign to make them aware about environmental protection. Selfie booths were also set up to attract young people. NYK volunteers Janak Ram Pandey, Vishakha Harijan, Bharati Bhoi, Anjali Shabar, Bhanjkishore Naik, Hitesh Meher, Premlal Adbang and Pustam Shabar made the event a success.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY OBSERVED BY PPA (Pix)
Paradip: The World Environment Day was observed by the Paradip Port Authority. Visiting Union MoS of MoPSW Shantanu Thakur planted a sapling by the newly-built 2nd Exit road side as part of a 1-million tree plantation drive. He was accompanied by PPA Chairman PL Haranadh and Deputy Chairman AK Bose. Earlier, the Minister inaugurated a truck parking yard and bulb road for congestion-free traffic movement built with at a cost of Rs 11 crore. The Paradip Sakshyarata Samiti also carried out plantation in its premises. Local cultural organisation CANMASS staged a play "Save Environment, Save Life" at the Golden Jubilee Park.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATED AT IMFA (Pix)
Rayagada: The IMFA celebrated the World Environment Day under the leadership of vice-president Ashis Kumar Ray. The event was attended by OSPCB Chief Regional Officer Hemendranath Nayakas chief guest and Asst Engineer Ripu Kumar Sahu and Quality Control Inspector Goura Chandra Das as guests of honour. The guests made the participants aware on the theme “Only one Earth". Ray advised the employees for environment protection at any cost. The IMFA Ladies’ Club organised an awareness programme on environment under the leadership of its president Soma Ray. Dinesh Mohanty, DGM, QC, IMFA, coordinated the programme. The five-day-long programme witnessed various competitions among schoolchildren, women and workers. Kallol Nayak, DGM, proposed a vote of thanks.
ENVIRON DAY CELEBRATED BY AHWAN COMBINES (Pix)
Paradip: The World Environment Day was observed by the Ahwan Combines in collaboration with the Satvik Soul Foundation here. The event was led by Ahwan Combines president Sagar Kumar Bishwal, advisors PK Maharana and Ratnakar Behera and members Laxmipriya Barik, Kajal Kumar Jena, Nirjhar Kumar Jena, Soumya Ranjan Mohanty, Atulya Kumar Sahu, Sudhanshu Shekhar Behera, Shakti Ranjan Swain, Deepak Kumar Sethi, Sameer Kumar Mohapatra, Rabindra Rout, Deepak Kumar Ojha and Satvik Soul Foundation volunteers.
DM HOLDS GRIEVANCE HEARING IN PALLAHARA
PALLAHARA: After two years, Angul Collector Sidhartha Sankar Swain held a grievance cell hearing here on Monday. PD DRDA Dillip Kumar Sahu, ADM (General) Rajanikant Swain, ADM (Revenue) Santosh Pradhan, CDMO Trilochan Padhi, Sub-Collector Susanta Kumar Pati SDPO Suman Ranjita Singh, Tehsildar Lambodar Marandi BDO Dillip Bada, block Chairperson Reena Nayak attended the hearing. Of the total 42 cases, 24 were individual and 18 group-related problems. The Collector directed all the concerned departments to comply with the grievance issues within a week’s time.
AKANKHYA GETS PRAKRUTI MITRA AWARD (Pix)
Paralakhemundi: A leading voluntary organisation of Gajapati district, Akankhya, has been awarded ‘Prakruti Mitra, by the Forest and Environment Department in Bhubaneswar on the World Environment Day. Department Additional Secretary Dr Mona Sharma presented the award to organisation advisor Dr Kalyani Mishra, secretary Mina Kumari Tahal and member Alaka Sahu.