UNEP praises Odisha sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik. Here’s why

Bhubaneswar: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in a tweet, has praised Sudarsan Pattnaik, internationally acclaimed sand artist from Odisha, for his sand art at Puri sea beach on the occasion of new year with a message for ‘green environment’.

“2018 is the year to go green – this beautiful #HappyNewYear sand sculpture from @sudarsansand is an exciting start!,” UNEP tweeted.

“Let’s work together for green environment and clean energy,” Patnaik had said after creating the sand art.

Also read: Sudarsan Pattnaik creates world’s biggest sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath on New Year.