Bhubaneswar, Mar 22: On the occasion of World Water Day on Tuesday, acclaimed sand artist Manas Sahoo created a five feet high and 15 feet long sand sculpture on the Puri beach. He titled the sculpure as “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water”. The magnificent art shows the comparison between each drop of fresh water with the holy water treated with respect in religious places. It suggests that the life giving property of water is essential for the very survival of flora and fauna. Also, students of international sand artist, Sudarshan Patnaik created a sculpture on the beach to aware people about water conservation.
World Water Day is celebrated today on Mar 22 to shift the focus of everyone on the importance of freshwater and making efforts for the sustainable management of water resources. This day was marked to be celebrated as an annual event in the year 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s theme is “Why waste water?”. It says to reduce and reuse waste water. This mission concentrates to halve the proportion of untreated waste water and increase water recycling and safe use.