Bhubaneswar Postal Division goes green on Earth Day

 While worldwide efforts are on move to protect and improve nature and stabilize emission of greenhouse gases, postal departments from across the globe are adopting best practices for minimizing their carbon footprint. In this context, the postal administration of Bhubaneswar in association with All India Postal Employees Union, Bhubaneswar Division  celebrated the 42^nd Anniversary of Earth Day at 11 AM on April 22, 2012 in the campus of Pipli Post Office organizing a plantation programme by the staff members of rural post offices. In  the beginning while Com. Gadadhar Rath, Asst. Secretary  introduced the guests, Com. Bruhaspati Samal, Secretary All India Postal Employees Union, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division  briefed the essence Earth Day celebration and described how the Posts are going green around the world to save the environment.   Dr. Susmit Pani, Director DDCE, Utkal University addressing the occasion as Chief Speaker told that the Earth is our mother and it is our primary responsibility to protect it.  Our culture and tradition prioritize plants in every aspect of our lives. Every citizen should adopt one plant each as his / her son/daughter. Ms. Adyasha Satpathy, Chief Executive, “The Dharitri” addressed the Occasion as Chief Guest. Describing nature as the true savings, she emphasized to refine  our present day activities to save our future generation. Time has come to act together constructively so that the future generation can get clean water / air and a green environment. Addressing the gathering, Sri Aditya Kumar Nayak, SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division appreciated such noble efforts for the protection of nature and environment and committed to  organize similar programmes in future in Bhubaneswar Division.

The presence of “The Dharitri” family along with Sri Tathagat Satpathy, Hon’ble MP( Lok Sabha ) and Sri Himanshu Hota, Director ( Marketing ), “The Dharitri”  added a different colour to this Earth Day celebration.

The meeting was presided by Com. Purna Chandra Dash, President, AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division  and vote of thanks was given by Sri  J K Routray, Postmaster, Pipli Post Office. Among others, Sri PC Mohapatra,  ASPOs ( OD ),  Sri J K Jena, ASPOS I / C, Bhubaneswar North Sub Division, Sri Srikant Sahoo, ASPOs, CO, Com. Daitary Mohapatra, Vice-President,   Com. D R Mohanty, Asst. Secretary and many Working Committee members AIPEU, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division, staff members of Divisional Office, Bhubaneswar GPO,  rural S Os and BOs under Pipli S O  were present.

We sincerely express our gratitude before the SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division for organizing this noble act with the help of our union.