New Delhi: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is organizing a symposium and photo-exhibition titled "The Mangalajodi Inheritance" at New Delhi on January 6, 2018, in association with The Bhubaneswar Bird Walks (TBBW).
The objective of the symposium is to promote the cause of the largest brackish water lake to obtain heritage status from UNESCO. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India will inaugurate the event.
ONGC has embarked on an ambitious project for conservation and holistic development of Chilika Lake area in Odisha, and for accordance of status of UNESCO "World Heritage Site" for Chilika Lake, in line with its commitment towards environment conservation and heritage protection.
Pradhan has taken the noble initiative to reach a tripartite agreement between ONGC, Govt. of Odisha and UNESCO.
ONGC has also charted out a systematic plan for development of Mangalajodi village in Chilika through
CSR activities.