Our Correspondent Imphal, July 7 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh led a plantation of saplings at Nongmaiching Reserved Forest on July 7 as part of the 73rd Van Mahotsav, 2022 celebration. Biren Singh also released a book titled, ‘The Mother of Dark Chamber,’ a story of a hornbill couple that nests inside the tree’s cavity written by Dr. Kh. Shamungou during a function at the Sanamahi Kiyong Community Hall in Imphal East district. Explaining that the book could be translated into different dialects, he said the book will certainly help in bringing a realization amongst the people that even the great hornbill has nowhere to build its home due to deforestation. Expressing the need to create awareness, he stressed that people today are aware of what Reserved Forest, Protected Forest or unclassified forest are, and are getting involved voluntarily in mass tree plantation drives across the state. On government actions to increase forest conservation activities, he stated th