We invite you to Healthy Mahanadi Festival
And Launching of our state wide Citizen Driven Campaign
Healthy Rivers, Happy Cities
Date: 29th June 2013 - Time: 3.30 PM - Place: Aranyak Mancha, Jhaduapada, Sambalpur
Let me first take this opportunity to thank you all very much for your constant support in the campaign build up so far.  The day has arrived and we are launching the campaign from Sambalpur.  This is to invite yet again, this time with a detailed agenda.  
We are pleased to inform you that Shri Panchahan Kanungo, Chairman of Institute of Public Finance and Policies, who is known for his concerns for Mahanadi and other rivers of Odisha, will be with us as the Chief Guest. 
Prof. Arttabandhu Mishra, Prof. Durga Prasad Nayak will join as the Guests of Honour. 
We are expecting participation of hundreds of eminent citizens of Sambalpur on the occasion where we plan to show a Citizen’s Video on Mahanadi’s pollution and take a pledge to Save Mahanadi, among other activities. 
We request you to please be with us on this day, encourage us and volunteer for the event.  
Looking forward to your participation and support.
Thanking you
Truly
On behalf of the Citizen’s Volunteers who are building the campaign at Sambalpur
Ranjan Panda
Convenor, Water Initiatives Odisha
 Email: ranjanpanda@gmail.com,  waterinodisha@gmail.com . Cell: +91-9437050103/+91-9937561700
28th June 2013
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Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO) is a state level coalition of civil society organisations, farmers, academia, media and other concerned, which has been working on water, environment and climate change issues in the state for more than two decades now.
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AGENDA
Morning Hours
Time                                      Activity                                                               Person
Responsible
10 AM to 12 Noon            Drawing
and Painting Competition                           Prashanta
Majhi
                                                for
school and college students
Afternoon Hours
3.30 PM                                Registration
of Participants                                          Campaign
volunteers
4.00 PM                                Lighting
of Lamps                                                             Guests
To                                           Inaugurating
Campaign Logo                                  Shri
Panchanan Kanungo
                                                                                                                                                Chief
Guest
4.45 PM                                Inauguration
of Photo Exhibition                              Prof.
Arttabandhu Mishra
                                                                                                                                        Guest
of Honour
                                                Welcoming
All                                                                   Prafulla
Hota
            Mahanadi Song                                                       Ratan
Pujari and Group
           Citizen’s Video
on Mahanadi Pollution                   Campaign
Volunteers
4.45 PM                                Technical
Session to be presided by                          Dilip
Kumar Padhi
To                                           Welcoming
Guests to Dias                                           Prafulla
Hota
5.30 PM                                A
note on the Campaign                                               Ranjan
Panda
                                          Opening
of the Mahanadi Factsheet                       Prof.
Durga Prasad Nayak
                                                                                                                                    Guest
of Honour
                                                Distribution
of Prizes                                                      Guests
                               Responses on Mahanadi Pollution                           Prof. Durga Prasad
Nayak
                                                                                                             Prof.
Arttabandhu Mishra
Shri
Panchanan Kanungo
5.30 PM                                Open
House Discussion on Way Forward              Moderators:
To                                           Citizen’s
Response and preparing a                         Dilip
Kumar Padhi
                                                Ctitizen’s
Action Plan                                             Ranjan
Panda
6.30 PM                                
                                                Taking
the Mahanadi Pledge           Led
by Ranjan PandaProminent and 
                                                                                                          Senior
Citizens of Sambalpur to Dias.
                                                Vote
of Thanks and Closing                                Dr.
Bijoy Kumar Pradhan
Tea and snacks to be served in between.
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