Bhubaneswar, Feb. 10 -- The second edition of 'Punascha Pruthibi' or Earth Again campaign by Odisha's leading media conglomerate Sambad Group was launched at Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district.

Gracing the inaugural programme on Sunday as the Guest, Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Charan Sahoo stressed on importance of mangroves for environment conservation in Bhitarkanika.

"Bhitarkanika is not a national park. Rather, its biodiversity and mangrove forests have made us known all over the world. The mangroves are the protective shield of Bhitarkanika. The kings of Kanika, the erstwhile Kanika Estate in Odisha, had thought of Bhitarkanika before the Forest Protection Act came into force. They had divided Bhitarkanika into 24 blocks and...