MASH founder stresses youth action for nature and sustainable growth
MASH Project CEO
Third Edition of Punashcha Pruthibi is on its way at Utkal University.
The three-day event revolves around the theme of nature and environmental protection.
Founder & CEO of MASH Project Ashish Bargi gave his speech at the inauguration ceremony.
He motivated youth to immediately start working on their ideas.
“Think small but dream big,” Bargi told the youth during his speech.
He also motivated the youth to act on their plans.
He emphasized on nature based employment opportunities.
Nature based employment opportunities will benefit both the youth and environment, he said.
In addition to that, he also motivated the youth to venture into entrepreneurship and innovations.
Furthermore, Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati graced the function.
He talked about balancing environmental protection and industrial development.
Governor said that industries help create jobs and generate economic growth.
But he said that economic growth through industries should not be at the cost of environment.
He demanded that both should be considered equally important issues.
He also said that clean transportation system is required for a sustainable future.
There is extensive use of petrol and diesel based automobiles.
He explained that electric vehicle usage is still relatively low.
He raised questions regarding the possibility of improving the climate under such circumstances.
The Governor went ahead to mention the expenses on fossil fuels in India.
He added that green energy would assist in minimizing the expenses of the country.
He mentioned free electric vehicle charging at the Governor Secretariat.
The charging station assists the employees in minimizing their transport costs.
The Governor suggested setting up the same charging stations at universities as well.
The Governor also called upon the citizens to plant trees on occasions.
He emphasized the need to preserve the trees and plant more of them.
He called upon the people to plant trees all through the year.
He also mentioned a tree planting campaign on a daily basis.
The occasion involves discussions on youth and environment protection.
