World Environment Day 2019: Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Artistic Sand Art Urging People to Beat Air Pollution
World Environment Day, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter sharing his sand art with a message on saving Earth.
World Environment Day is observed on June 5 annually to raise awareness about the need to save our environment. Various events are held across countries making people aware of the issues caused to the planet and ways in which one can keep it clean. People, government, organisations come together on this day and take initiatives to protect nature. As we observe World Environment Day, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik took to Twitter sharing his sand art with a message on saving Earth. The artwork made at Puri beach in Odisha revolves around the theme of World Environment Day 2019 which is 'Beat Air Pollution'. World Environment Day 2019 Theme: Host Country, History, Significance, Slogan and Reason Why We Celebrate WED!
The sand art shows how trees are a crucial part of our environment which is our source of oxygen. Air Pollution is one of the biggest threats to the environment that is not only making humans ill, but nature too. Over years of carbon emissions from factories, vehicles and other means has made the air we inhale unfit for breathing. Sudarsan shared pictures of his World Environment Day sandart with the caption, "AirPollution harms our health and Earth. Plant trees and #BeatAirPollution. My SandArt on #WorldEnvironmentDay at Puri beach in #Odisha."
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Here is Sudarsan Pattnaik's sand art on World Environment Day 2019:
World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. In 1974, the first World Environment Day was observed with the theme 'Only One Earth'. As we celebrate the day, people have taken to Twitter with the hashtags #WorldEnvironmentDay and #BeatAirPollution spreading the importance of the day.
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