“When we think about maintaining health, we have to consider the health of both our mother earth as well as the human body equally. Healthier living conditions for man will prevail if the earth, nature and environment are maintained healthy,” told the guests while speaking on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2022 held under the joint auspices of the Orissa Environmental Society (OES), Jayadev Walkers’ Club (JWC) and Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) here, on Sunday.
While president of OES, Dr Sundara Narayan Patro presided over the celebration, Vice-Chancellor of Fakir Mohan University Prof Santosh Kumar Tripathy was chief guest.
Former PCCF and guest of honour Dr Bijay Ketan Patnaik stressed on curtailing negative activities by creating mass awareness.
Chief speaker and co-founder of Sambhav, Padma Shri Sabarmatee laid stress on organic farming and consumption of the food available through it.
Walkers Club president Mukti Kanta Agasti and district governor Pradeep Kumar Maharana also presented their views.
In his presidential address, Dr Patro opined that in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development and protect our earth, we need to take appropriate conservation, restoration and management measures to recover the damaged ecosystems.
At the beginning, OES secretary Dr Jayakrushna Panigrahi introduced the guests and highlighted the significance of the World Environment Day’s theme, 'only one earth'.
On the occasion, Sabarmati was conferred with the Parbati Mishra Memorial ‘Environmentalist Award 2022’ by chief guest Prof Tripathy. Similarly, Antaryami Sahu of Kantilo, Sudhir Raut of Brahmapur and Rudramani Sahu, former DM of OFDC, were felicitated for their outstanding contribution to the field of environment. The guests also released the Walkers Club's annual volume, Pathachari. Corporators Sanjukta Sundaray and Kiranbala Majhi were also felicitated