Seminar on 'Global warming and climate change' held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 13 2019:
GMS, Ikiesingram in collaboration with Ahthibung Region Club and Jalukie battalion Assam Rifles organised a seminar on "Global Warming and Climate Changes" on the theme 'Save the Earth' today.
About 175 students, teachers and ARC members attended the seminar.
A series of lectures were delivered by officers from Assam Rifles and Henpu Kuki Vice chairman of ARC, Ahthibung (environmentalist from Ahthibung Region) while primary teacher, P Ingimtui translated the message from the speakers for the students and the villagers.
An interactive session with students and farmers was also held during which grave concerns regarding unchecked felling trees in the region were expressed which will leave a worse environment for future generations.
All the attendees took pledge to plant a tree every year and started a signature campaign to stop felling of trees for commercial use from the area.