Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched Odisha's first Bee Corridor along the Puintola-Ichchapuram stretch of National Highway 16 (Package-1). This green initiative aims to support honeybee conservation, boost local biodiversity, and bring nature-based solutions into the state's expanding highway network.

The project was officially inaugurated by Pradeep Kumar Lal, the NHAI Regional Officer for Odisha, alongside Suraj Kumar Singh, the Project Director of the Bhubaneswar Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The environmental initiative is being executed in close partnership with the stretch concessionaire, Puintola Ichchapuram TOT Private Limited.

According to NHAI officials, the primary goal of the ...