Seminar on oil exploration held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 28 2016:
The Zeliangrong Baudi, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland (ZB,
AMN) organized a one-day seminar on "Oil Exploration in
Zeliangrong inhabited areas" on March 26 at the hall of RNBA
Development & Relief, Tarung.
The resource persons were Dimguang Rongmei, secretary
general of RNBA Development & Relief Centre, Tarung and
Pamei Tingenglung John, former president of AZSU and they
spoke on the background and present status of oil exploration
in Zeliangrong inhabited areas particularly in Tamenglong
district.
The ZB, AMN resolved to conduct more awareness cam-
paigns for the public in all the Zeliangrong inhabited areas in
regards to survey and drilling of oil exploration in Zeliangrong
areas.
The ZB, AMN also appealed to all the Zeliangrong people,
village authorities and other concerned organizations not to
give No Objection Certificate (NOC) to any agency or Gov-
ernment to conduct survey and oil exploration in their lands.
It also urged the concerned authority not to conduct or
initiate any oil exploration in Zeliangrong inhabited areas
without its permission, according to a press release issued by
general secretary of ZB, AMN.