The Balda Block Iron Mines of the Serajuddin & Company celebrated the World Environment Day at Balda village to create public awareness among communities and the significance of environment.
Hundreds of villagers, including students of Balda, Kalimati, Bada-Kalimati and Nayagarh participated in the programme. Dignitaries present at the event highlighted the importance of environment, plantation, food consumption with care and energy and water saving technologies.
The programme started with a plantation drive at Balda village. Chief guest Champua Forest Ranger P Mishra emphasized on the need for protection of forest and how to preserve natural resources.
Different cultural programmes, including showcasing of a short film Paribartan which is based on the theme of forest protection and food consumption with care, street play, open quiz competition among school children were held on the occasion. later, prizes were given to winners of the quiz competition and environment initiators.
Kalimati Forester Santosh Sethy assured that they will provide 20, 000 saplings free of cost to local villagers in the coming monsoon period so that a better environment will be created in near future. Among other, Keonjhar SPCB AEE Dl Mohapatra, Balda Sarpanch Ranjit Nayak and Balda Block Mines Manger PK Dehury attended the function.