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Geological Survey of India as a part of 175 year celebration has organised Walkathon

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Bhubaneswar:2/3/25:Geological Survey of India (GSI), the premier geoscience organisation of the country is entering the 175th year of its glorious service to the nation on 4th March 2025. To mark this landmark event, a yearlong celebration comprising a series of seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and other activities is being organised across the country.

As a part of these activities, a nationwide Walkathon by GSI was held on 2nd March 2025. State Unit: Odisha organised a 3.5 km Walkathon in Bhubaneswar in which around 400 participants including employees of GSI, their family members, members of sister organisations like NMDC, NALCO, IBM, CGWB, other Government organisations like IMMT, Department of Geology and Mining, Govt. of Odisha, students from Rajdhani College and Utkaluniversity and general public participated. A large number of retired GSI officers and staff participated in the event and encouraged young scientists.

The event was graced by the participation of Olympian Ms. Anuradha Biswal and international karate player Ms. Valena Valentina as its Ambassadors. In the address to the public, both of these sports personalities have praised the role of GSI for the society and particularly for Odisha, which is a mineral-rich state, and they emphasized the importance of being fit always for the service of the nation. ShriPankaj Kumar, Deputy Director General, has emphasized the role of GSI in the nation building and stressed upon the role of Geoscience for a safe World, which is the tag line of this Walkathon.  Dr.Ashit Kumar Swain, Director and Head of Office, conducted the programme and thanked all the participants for being a part of the Walkathon event. He also thanked NMDC, NALCO, Uco Bank and IGO for sponsoring this event.

The Walkathon started from GSI Office at 7.30 AM and covered Stewart School Junction, Jaleshwar Temple, OUAT Guest House, Unit-8 DAV School and returned to the GSI office at 8.30 AM.  All the participants showed great enthusiasm throughout the walk and made it a great success.

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