Wetlands Day celebrated at Ansupa

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Wetlands Day celebrated at Ansupa

Saturday, 04 February 2023 | PNS | ATHAGARH

Wetlands are the water recharge house of the earth. They provide innumerable number of unseen benefits along with acting as the source of carbon sequestration, avian habitat and local community livelihood support system. The Ansupa lake is one of such ecologically-rich wetland that got recognition of international importance in recent past.

To celebrate these benefits of water bodies, the World Wetlands Day was celebrated on Thursday (February 2) at the Eco Park of Ansupa lake.

Chilika Development Authority (CDA) Range Officer Satyabrata Pradhan conducted the programme. Children and teachers from the Saranda High School, Ansupa Development Committee president Gatikrushna Swain, Ostia Sarpanch Artabandhu Behera, Subarnapur Sarpanch Hiranyamayee Dalai, Kadalibadi GP representative Jitu Pradhan, Samiti Sabhya Fakir Mohan Sethi, Subarnapur ex-Sarpanch Tarun Kanta Mahapatra, SSG members and villagers participated in the event.

CDA Scientist Dr Rabindranath Samal explained the history of Ramsar and importance of wetlands. Gatikrushna Swain gave a proposal to prepare waste disposal rooms at every corner of the Ansupa lake. CDA Researcher Tuhinansu Kar conducted quiz among children. Gayatri Devi, wildlife research biologist and chairman of GROW with Nature, explained the importance of Ansupa lake and gave a vote of hanks.

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