The GreenInDiya Campaign organised a walkathon titled ‘Green and Clean Diwali in Bhubaneswar’, from the Biju Patnaik Park to Jaydev Bhavan here to create awareness among people about negative impact of blasting of firecrackers.
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Anant Narayan Jena flagged off the walkathon in the presence MP Dr Prasanna Patsani, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, MlA North Bhubaneswar, noted freedom fighter Bhabani Pattnaik DK Roy, Prithwiraj Harichandan, Abasar Beuria and many eminent citizens.
Jena received a specially made environment friendly Diwali hamper from the organisers and led the participants in taking a pledge for clean and green Diwali.
The GreenInDiya Campaign, a forum of environment-friendly citizens has been creating awareness about how cracker blasting impacts climate and batting for cracker-free Diwali.
The has targeted to distribute 1 lakh clay-made Diays as gifts to the citizens of Bhubaneswar. Over 30,000 Diyas have been distributed among school students so far, said GreenInDiya convenor Prasanta Biswal.
Among others, Odisha Environment Congress organising secretary Sudarsan Das, Sujit Kumar, Jeevn Sangram Das, Sanjeet Behera and Sagar Mahapatra participated in the walkathon.