NALCO CMD flags off Mini-Marathon to ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ on the eve of World Environment Day 2018

03/06/2018

Bhubaneswar, 03/06/2018: Under the aegis of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, flagged off the 3km Mini-Marathon from IDCO Exhibition Ground to Kalinga Stadium, on the eve of World Environment Day 2018, which focuses on the theme – ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’.

Thousands of citizens, including school students, senior citizens, residents of Bhubaneswar, employees of PSUs comprising NALCO, Indian Oil, MCL, NTPC, Power Grid Corporation of India, pledged to beat the menace of plastic pollution and participated in this noble initiative.

The World Environment Day is observed on 5 th of June every year.