Dimapur, Sep. 16 (EMN): Kohima forest division under the department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Government Middle School at Forest Colony in Kohima, observed the World Ozone Day on September 16 on the theme ‘Montreal Protocol @ 35: Global cooperation protecting life on earth.’ An update informed that a total of 250 participants including students, teachers and staff of the Kohima range took part in the event. Range forest officer of Kohima Range, Pezaneinuo Chielie, in her keynote address, encouraged the participants to actively and consciously be responsible in protecting the environment and contribute towards the common goal. Resource person and forester-I, Avezo Ruho, highlighted the causes, effects and solutions for protecting the ozone layer. The head teacher of GMS, Albert Tungoe, also spoke on the occasion. In a related programme, NSS units of Don Bosco College Kohima (DBCK) also celebrated ‘International Day for Preservation of Ozo
Our Correspondent Mokokchung, July 8 (EMN): Along with the rest of the country, Nagaland joined in the ceremonial plantation drive under the banner ‘Hariyali Saptah’ on July 8 as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Nagaland observed the plantation drive at four locations – two in Kohima and one each in Mokokchung and Dimapur. Nagar Vans of Kohima organised ‘Hariyali Saptah’ in Forest Colony and Botanical Garden. In Kohima Forest Colony, Dharmendra Prakash, PCCF and HoFF, was the chief guest. During the programme, he mentioned about the importance of environment and motivated everyone to take up initiatives to protect the environment. The Mokokchung Forest Division observed the programme at Marep Forest Park, which saw various dignitaries including the deputy commissioner of Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh; superintendent of police, Aotula; officers and staff of the Mokokchung Forest Division along with the Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO), which is also a part of Nagala
Dimapur, June 13 (EMN): The Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL) and the Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with World Resources Institute, India (WRI, India) on June 7 to work on scaling up safe, accessible, green, playful and inclusive neighbourhoods for young children and families across the city. An update on Monday stated that in January 2022, Kohima was announced as one of the 10 winners of the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge (NNC) hosted by the Smart Cities Mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in collaboration with the Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) and with WRI India as the technical partner. “The challenge aims to support city agencies and their partners to adopt an early childhood development focus in the design, planning, and management of cities. By mainstreaming this lens in projects and long-term plans, cities will target improvements to public spaces, mobility, neighbourhood planning, access to serv
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Abhinav Vashisht
Kullu, July 5
IFS officer Aishwarya Raj, who is Deputy Conservator of forest, Parbati division, Kullu, has transformed a barren land of 2.5 acres, being used as a dumping yard, into a “Swarnim Vatika” near the Forest Colony at Shamshi in Bhuntar subdivision.
Once a shabby dumpyard and a breeding ground for anti-social elements, the land now has a landscape garden with a variety of trees, creepers, shrubs and herbs.
The officer says that he assumed charge in January and he came to know about the area during general inspection in February. Indiscriminate dumping of waste was posing a threat to the river and was also harming the ecosystem.